Dr Johan Cronje has a PhD in Psychology and is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, specialising in modules that teach research methodology, quantitative data analysis, and research writing. ResearchGate lists 21 of his publications and he has 26 national and international conference presentations. He has successfully supervised 4 PhD and 11 master’s research studies. He is currently supervising various honours and master’s research studies. Johan has diverse research interests that include Psychological Assessment Research, Child Development, Trauma, LGBTQIA+, and HIV/AIDS.
He was a co-author of the Griffiths III Scales of Child Development, an international gold standard assessment for young children. He is a member of the Association for Research in Infant and Child Development (UK) and continues his involvement in test development as the statistical consultant for the ARICD.
Johan’s passion for human development comes through in his warm lecturing style that strives to draw students into the lecturing content and create a sense of enjoyment in their academic journey.
Designation:
Senior Lecturer
Email:
johan.cronje@mandela.ac.za
Contact Number:
0415042772
Faculty:
Health Sciences
Department:
Psychology
Qualifications:
BA; BA Hons (Psychology); MA (Research Psychology) (cum laude); DPhil (Psychology)
Professional Memberships:
Association for Research in Infant and Child Development (ARICD) (UK)
Orcid ID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0662-7384
NRF Rating:
N/A
Research Interests:
Current non-degree Research Projects:
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Creation of a child development screening measure
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Standardisation of a translated version of the Griffiths III Scales of Child Development
Current Final Year Undergraduate/Honours Research Projects:
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The Role of Indigenous Psychedelic Practices in Modern Psychotherapy
Number of currently supervised Masters and PhD candidates (2023 to 2024):
Research Output 2023 to 2024:
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Marais, R., Stroud, L., Foxcroft, C., Cronje, J., & Jansen, J. (2024). Story-linked item design in tablet-based assessment for preschool children: Insights from testing. African Journal of Psychological Assessment, 6(0), a154. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajopa.v6i0.154
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Navsaria, A., Stroud, L., Green, E., Cronje, J., & Navsaria, K. (2024, July). Round and round, up and down…. using the Griffiths III Wheel to interpret and report test findings. Paper presented at the 33rd International Congress of Psychology, Prague.
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Cronje, J., Stroud, L., & Green, E. (2023, July). Promoting children’s right to assessment with the Griffiths Development Gauge. Paper presented at the 18th European Congress of Psychology, Brighton, UK.
Current Research Collaborations within your Department or Discipline:
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Prof Louise Stroud on the Griffiths III Scales of Child Development. Dr Rivca Marais on gamified tablet-based child assessment.
Current Inter-Disciplinary/Multi-Disciplinary/Trans-Disciplinary Research Collaborations:
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Dr Elizabeth Green on child assessment from a paediatric perspective.