Professor Dalena van Rooyen is an academic leader and researcher with a career in academia spanning over 30 years. Her profound leadership skills and extensive experience have earned her a prominent position in the nursing and healthcare community in South Africa and have inspired many in the field. Currently serving as Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences, her extensive experience in the higher education sector, particularly relating to strategic leadership in health professions education, is well-recognised and valued. She has fulfilled numerous leadership positions and currently serves as a board member on the South African Committee of Health Sciences Deans (SACoHSD) and the South African Committee of Medical Deans (SACoMD).

Her management of interprofessional research and developmental grants, which have exceeded R150 million at both national and international levels, is a testament to her ability to secure significant funding for the Faculty. With an H-index of 17, she has published 77 peer-reviewed articles, two textbooks, and eight chapters in different textbooks. She has also authored six clinical skills textbooks (please see https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dalena-Van-Rooyen). Her expertise is further recognised as she serves on the review boards of various accredited journals.

Professor van Rooyen's commitment to supporting students is a testament to her dedication to the healthcare and academic sectors. She has successfully promoted and supervised over 80 PhD and Magister candidates, many of whom have gone on to achieve the highest ranks in their field.

As a researcher, she has contributed strongly to the areas of evidence-based practice, barriers to health care, and the right to health of vulnerable people, as well as the scholarship of learning and teaching in health professions education (IPE).

Designation:

Professor

Email:

dalena.vanrooyen@mandela.ac.za

Contact Number: 

0415042960

Faculty:

Health Sciences

Department:

Nursing Science

Qualifications:

BCur, BA Cur (Hons), MCur, PhD, Advanced Certificate (General Management), Advanced Certificate (Project Management), PG Diploma (Critical Care Nursing), PG Diploma (Nursing Education)

Professional Memberships:

SANC (South African Nursing Council)

Orcid ID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6019-6602

NRF Rating: 

N/A

Research Interests:

• Evidence-based practice

• Barriers to healthcare

• Right to health of vulnerable people

• Scholarship of learning and teaching in health professions education (IPE)

Current non-degree Research Projects:

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Current Final Year Undergraduate/Honours Research Projects:

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Number of currently supervised Masters and PhD candidates (2023 to 2024):

• Masters: 1

• PhD: 5

Research Output 2023 to 2024:

1. Nyangeni, T., ten Ham-Baloyi, W. & van Rooyen, R.M. 2024. Strengthening the planning and design of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. Health SA Gesondheid. 29(0), a2693. https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2693

2. Chetty, A., ten Ham-Baloyi, W., van Rooyen, R.M., du Plessis, A. & Naidoo, J. 2024. Facilitating utilization of evidence-informed management by nurse managers in healthcare facilities: an integrative literature review. Journal of Nursing Management (online publication). doi.org/10.1155/2024/6649401.

3. Frood, S, Ricks, E., van Rooyen, R.M. & Rowland, E. 2024. Identifying and Developing Strategies to enable Primary Health Care Nurses, Social Workers, and Psychologists to Improve Care and Support to Children who have become AIDS Orphans and who are living in Township Communities in South Africa. International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, 16(3): 201-218.

4. Nyarko, J., van Rooyen, R.M., ten Ham-Baloyi, W. 2024. Qualitative exploration of health professionals' perceptions of addressing malnutrition the First 1000 Days. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour. Pre-print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2024.03.010.

5. Frood, S., van Rooyen, R.M. & Ricks, E.J. 2023. The development of a conceptual framework for the “steps of progression strategies” to improve care and support to children who have become AIDS orphans and who are living in township communities in South Africa. International Child Health and Human Development, 16(1): 53-72.

6. Nyangeni, T., van Rooyen, R.M. & ten Ham-Baloyi, W. 2023. Quality management of OSCEs at a multicampus Nursing College: a pilot study. Journal of Nursing Education, 62(3):155-161. doi:10.3928/01484834-20230109-05.

7. Nyarko, J., van Rooyen, R.M. & ten Ham-Baloyi, W. 2023. Strategies for malnutrition in the first 1000 Days of Life in under-resourced communities: an integrative literature review. Journal of Child Health Care (Advance online publication). doi:10.1177/13674935231166427.

8. Mpasa, F., van Rooyen, D (R.M.), Jordan, P., Venter, D. & ten Ham-Baloyi, W. 2023. Malawian critical care nurses’ views on the implementation of an educational intervention to enhance sustained use of an evidence-based endotracheal tube cuff pressure management guideline: A survey study. Southern African Journal of Critical Care, 39(1):5-12.

9. Mensah, G., van Rooyen & ten Ham-Baloyi, W. 2023. Nursing management of gestational diabetes mellitus in Ghana: a guideline. Heliyon, 9 (2023), e15351:1-10 doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.Heliyon.2023.e15351.

Current Research Collaborations within your Department or Discipline:

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Current Inter-Disciplinary/Multi-Disciplinary/Trans-Disciplinary Research Collaborations:

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