My Profile

Brief Biography:

Anouk Albien is a Psychology PhD student who has worked in the Kayamandi Township on the outskirts of Stellenbosch (South Africa) for 6 years. Her roles have included co-ordinating, training and lecturing career counselling with Psychology Honours students for their community servicelearning placement at Kayamandi high schools. Furthermore, she has lectured writing skills, research methodology and statistics classes. Her recently acquired research interests include narrative therapy, emotional intelligence and addiction, which she plans to use in conjunction with career psychology. The primary research focus of her proposed PhD dissertation, under the supervision of Prof Naidoo, is to explore the effect of a career intervention programme on the career adaptability and vocational identity of Grade 11 learners using pre-, post- and follow-up measures. In addition, individual interviews will be used to gain insight into adolescents’ perceptions of their career decisions as well as career adaptability and identity formation processes in a previously marginalised and under-researched group.

Education:

2014- Currently Enrolled for PhD in career psychology at Stellenbosch University.
2010-2013  Completed MA Research Psychology (by thesis only) Cum Laude       Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
2009 BA (Hons) Psychology, Cum Laude, Stellenbosch University.
2006-2008  BA (Psychology), Cum Laude, University of Johannesburg.
2004-2005 Exchange Student, Hoelty Gymnasium, Wunstorf, Germany.
2003 Matric Certificate, Parktown High School for Girls.

Awards:

·         2017-Awarded NRF Innovation Bursary. Selected for Early Career Fellowship scholarship from the African Doctoral Academy.

·         2016-Awarded NRF Innovation Bursary. Selected for the Emerging Psychologist Programme at the International Congress of Psychology 2016 in Japan. Received a scholarship to attend a Summer School in Switzerland from the European Doctoral Programme in Career Guidance and Counselling (ECADOC). Awarded a travel grant from the Psychology Department 

·         2015-Awarded a travel grant to the European Doctoral Programme in Career Guidance and Counselling (ECADOC) summer school in Paris.In addition, was awarded a travel grant from the NRF and Postgraduate International Office to attend a mixed-methods course at the University of Oslo.

·         2014-Awarded Stellenbosch University Merit Bursary for PhD studies. Awarded NRF Innovation Bursary.

·         2013-Awarded a travel grant to the International Life Designing and Career Counselling Conference in Padova, Italy, to present Master's research fndings.

·         2012-Awarded Stellenbosch University Merit bursary. 

•   2011- Nominated as a Golden Key International Scholar Laurette. Awarded Stellenbosch University (SU) Merit Bursary.

·         2010- Awarded Stellenbosch University (SU) Merit Bursary.

·         2009- Awarded Stellenbosch University (SU) Merit Bursary.

·         2008-Awarded University of Johannesburg Merit Bursary. Selected to become a Golden Key Member. Announced as the third highest degree average in the Faculty of Humanities & received an award for completing BA degree Cum Laude.

·         2007-Awarded University of Johannesburg Merit Bursary.

·         2006-Awarded University of Johannesburg Merit Bursary. Won an award as the highest Anthropology student achiever. Selected in the top 15% first year achievers.