Rate My Professor Mpho Mathebula

Dr Mpho Mathebula is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand. She holds a PhD in psychology awarded jointly by the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Aberdeen. Her doctoral dissertation, completed in 2022, examined the affective dimensions of naked body protests.

Dr Mathebula’s research focuses on issues pertaining to the emancipation of women, including naked body protests, women’s rights and affect. She has published work such as “Affective dimensions and the psychosocial work performed by naked body protests” (2025) and “Nakedness as Decolonial Praxis” (2022). Additional publications include “More than paperwork: Towards a relational, reflexive, and decolonial ethics in research with black women in South Africa.” Dr Mathebula serves as lecturer in the psychology department at the University of the Witwatersrand, with her academic appointment listed from 2021 onward on her ORCID profile. Her verified professional email address is publicly available on the official University of the Witwatersrand staff directory.