Professor Mathabo Khau is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the Nelson Mandela University with a PhD from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal. She is the Chief-Editor for Educational Research for Social Change- an Online Journal. She is a 2010 GEXcel (Gender Excellence) International Collegium Research fellow with the Universities of Linköping and Örebro, Sweden, and a 2017 Nordic Africa Institute Research fellow. She received the 2020 Faculty of Education Researcher of the year award. Currently, she is a fellow with the Department of Higher Education And Training (DHET) Future Professors’ Program, Phase 2, Cohort 1. Her research focuses on using participatory visual methodologies in addressing gender, sexuality, and HIV&AIDS issues in education, and integrating HIV & AIDS into higher education curricula. Her science education (Biology and Chemistry) background and interest in inclusive education provide a basis for including marginalized people using 'intersectionality' and 'research as social change' frameworks.
