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Prof. Geoffrey Setswe
Acting Executive Director: HAST
Prof. Setswe is the acting executive director: HAST, prior to which he was professor
of Public Health at Monash University, Australia and founding head of the School
of Health Sciences at Monash South Africa, where he also served as chair of the
Senate (Board of Studies) between 2010 and 2013.
During his first term at the HSRC (2006–2010), Prof. Setswe was research director and
also served as regional director and acting director: SAHARA. He was the founding
director of the AIDS Research Institute at Wits University, where he co-ordinated
HIV/AIDS research from 2003–2005.
Prof. Setswe holds a Doctor of Public Health from the University of Limpopo, Master’s
of Public Health from Temple University, Honours B.Cur from MEDUNSA, BA Cur
Degree from UNISA, as well as six diplomas in nursing and health management
from UNISA.
Dr Heidi van Rooyen
Executive Director: HSD
Dr Van Rooyen is the executive director: HSD and is a social scientist with a PhD
in Psychology from UKZN. For the pat 23 years, she has worked in the HIV field in
various capacities, from counselling and training, to clinical and academic supervision,
mentoring and research to policy development.
Dr Temba Masilela
Executive Director: RIA
Dr Masilela has been serving in the position of executive director: RIA since January
2016. The sub-sections under RIA, namely science communication, HSRC Press,
and communication and stakeholder engagement, also fall under his leadership.
He previously served a five-year stint as the DCEO: Research in the HSRC and was
responsible for research strategy, research management and the knowledge-policy
interfaces.
Dr Masilela holds PhD and MA Degrees in Communication for Development from
the University of Iowa, USA, and a BA Degree in Economics and Politics from the
University of Nairobi, Kenya.