Dr. Zimkitha Mahlungulu

Presentation Title: Intersectional perspective of disability and forced migration

University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Past Speaker

She is an emerging researcher with a PHD in Community Development, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN), Master of Arts in Development Studies, Nelson Mandela University (NMU), PG Diploma in Disability Studies from University of Cape Town (UCT), and Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (UKZN). She has published and submitted numerous journal articles and book chapters to be published in 2025. Moreover, she has presented her research at national and international conferences both virtually and in-person. Her research interest is on social justice for vulnerable groups (people with disabilities, women and girls, and migrants).  She looks at the intersectionality of the different ‘isms’ that create a compounding effect on social groups.