Neliswa Kotelo, BA
Research Assistant

Neliswa Kotelo is a research assistant in the HIV Mental Health Research Unit at the University of Cape Town. She is the Research Assistant for Project Khanya, which is a peer-delivered intervention to improve ART adherence and substance use disorder in primary care. Previously she worked on the pilot study for Project Khanya as well as a study looking at the effectiveness of nurse-delivered care for adherence and mood in HIV in South Africa. Before joining the HIV Mental Health Research Unit, Neliswa worked at Matrix Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centre as a psychological counselor while doing her Honours practicum. Her main interest is in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy--she favors this approach as it is evidence-based and effective for a broad base of problems of varying severity. 

Education:

University of the Western Cape
BA Honours in Psychology