Degrees Held
- Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology and Sociology
- Honors in Industrial Psychology
- Masters in Industrial Psychology
- PhD
Research Interests
- Work, wellbeing, and psychological functioning in organisational contexts
- Identity and diversity in the workplace
- Professional practice, counselling, and development of workplace practitioners
- Peace education and social justice in education and society
Teaching Interests
- Organisational Development
- Workplace counselling and applied psychological interventions
- Ethics, reflective practice, and professional competence in psychology
Journal Articles
Chapters in Books
Journal Articles
- Reuben, S., Bobat, S., & Makhoba, C. (2025). Graduate trainees’ perceptions of their psychological contract: A case study. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology/SA Tydskrif vir Bedryfsielkunde, 51(0), a2284. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v51i0.2284
- Hussain-Khan, S., Reuben, S., & Meyer-Weitz, A. (2026). Exploring the Work Perceptions and Experiences of Gig Workers Globally: A Scoping Review. Administrative Sciences, 16(2), 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci16020098
- Reuben, S., Bobat, S., & van Niekerk, T. (2026). Negotiating Multiple Identities: The Intersection of Race and Gender in the Lived Experiences of South African Female Engineers. Administrative Sciences, 16(2), 99. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci16020099
- Reuben, S., Bobat, S. & Makhaba, V.L. (2026), Academic professional development: A reflexive account of informal mentorship in a transformative context, Transformation in Higher Education 11(0), a708. https://doi.org/10. 4102/the.v11i0.708
Chapters in Books
- Reuben, S., Bobat, S., & Deveduthras, N. (2025). Educating for peace: Exploring the role of curriculum in school violence prevention in South Africa. In M. M. Masuku & N. N. Sibisi (Eds.), Combating school-based violence using African Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Implications for educational safety (pp. 156 – 171). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003563457-15
- Reuben, S., & Bobat, S. (2025). Youth unemployment and the threat to peace and security: The case of South Africa. In N. D. Gopal & G. Kruger (Eds.), Peace, security, and economy research intersections (pp. 281–299). Alternation African Scholarship Book Series (Vol. 21). University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.
- Reuben, S., & Bobat, S. (2025). Structural and systemic inequalities within the South African higher education context: A rapid review. In M. Malahlela & M. Sadiki (Eds.), Breaking structural inequality and enhancing social justice in higher education (pp. 303–326). IGI Global.
Community Involvement
- Career assessment and development support for learners
- Counselling services in organisational/community settings
- Professional capacity building through training, mentorship, and knowledge exchange
Teaching Expertise
- Design and facilitation of practice-based learning in organisational development, linking theory to real-world application.
- Training and supervision in workplace counselling and applied psychological interventions within ethical frameworks.
- Development of ethical reasoning, reflective practice, and professional judgement for applied psychology contexts.
Student Supervision (2025- 2026)
- Sameera Hussain: 2025 (Masters): Exploring the Work Perceptions and Experiences of Gig Workers Globally: A Scoping Review
- Sbusisiwe Mdladla: 2025 (Masters): Factors that influence the students’ career choice of Psychology at the University of KwaZulu Natal
- Sbusisiwe Mzizi: 2025 (Masters): A Discourse Analysis on the Conceptualisation of Race and Racism: Using Twitter to Explore the Social Construction of Race and Racism Conversations During the Arrest of Former President Jacob Zuma.
- Rayne Robyn Redinger: 2025 (Masters): An exploration of the experiences of South African healthcare workers practicing in the COVID-19 context.
- Israel Ayodele: 2025 (PhD): Exploring the perceived role of organisational climate, proactive personality and job crafting on psychological well‐being of academic staff at a federal university in Nigeria
- Nerisha Deveduthras: 2026 (PhD): Exploring system readiness in the adoption of emergency remote teaching (ERT) during the Coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa