CURRICULUM VITAE: YOLANDE SMIT PERSONAL INFORMATION NAME(S) Yolande SURNAME ID NUMBER Smit 7401240031081 DATE OF BIRTH 24 January 1974 GENDER Female NATIONALITY South African LANGUAGES Fluent English and Afrikaans RACE White MARITAL STATUS Married CONTACT NUMBER(S) 079 520 5066(cell) 021 938 9597(work) EMAIL ADDRESS yolandes@sun.ac.za DRIVERS LICENCE Code B DISABILITIES None RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 40 Doringboom street De Oude Spruit Brackenfell POSTAL CODE 7560 POSTAL ADDRESS As above HPCSA REGISTRATION NUMBER DT0011770 EMAIL ADDRESS yolandes@sun.ac.za EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL De Kuilen High School QUALIFICATION: National Senior certificate (1991) UNDERGRADUATE: POSTGRADUATE: Stellenbosch University Bachelor of Science in Dietetics (1995) Stellenbosch University Master of Nutrition (2015) 1
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Date of service Employer and position March 2012 - date Junior lecturer Stellenbosch University March 2009 November 2011 Part time junior lecturer: Stellenbosch University May 2008 February 2012 Assistant Food Service Manager : Durbanville Mediclinic March 2007 February 2008 Dietician: Royal Shechaba Foods May 2004 February 2007 Food service Manager: Durbanville Mediclinic July 2003 April 2004 Food service manager :Feedem July 1998 June 2003 Food service Manager: Geratec January 1996 June 1998 Assistant Food service Manager : Hospiplan COURSES, TRAINING and LECTURES ATTENDED 2012 Clinical Supervision Short Course (SU) PowerPoint: Basic guidelines for effective presentation (SU Language Centre) Presentation skills for effective presentations (SU Language Centre) 2013 Harry Crossly Grant Writing Workshop PRONTAK Undergraduate teaching: Meta cognition Seminar: Low Carbohydrate Diets and Cardiovascular Health One day research overview workshop The right to food: Interaction between the law and food security (journal club) Masters Modules: Epidemiology 2014 Short course: Brief behaviour change counselling intervention Masters Modules: Diabetes Mellitus, Health Promotion and Food Security 2015 Qualitative Research Methods for Health Sciences (Semester course) Word for large documents ((SU) Bariatric surgery and nutrition (lecture) 2016 Short course: Teaching in the health professions (currently attending) 2
SYMPOSIUMS AND ROAD SHOWS ATTENDED 2005-2015 Continuous Nutrition Education (CNE) (Division Human Nutrition, SU) 2013 Sugar and Health Symposium TEACHING AND LEARNING Dietetics IV (2012- cont.) Foodservice management 476 Module co-ordinator: Coordinate all aspects of the Internship program including roster planning, weekly tutorials, site visits, student evaluation (written and oral tasks) Dietetics I (2013 cont.) Foods 144 Selected lectures : Protein (Red meat, soya, eggs and gelatine) Assist with student evaluations Dietetics III (2013 cont.) Managerial Principles 377 Selected lectures incl. Performance appraisal, disciplinary hearings and financial management ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES and COMITEES Fourth year co-ordinator (2016): Includes managing all student matters, coordinating accreditation process of external lectures, co-ordinating arrangements related to external examiners Undergraduate Committee member: B.Sc. Dietetics programme Annual Academic Year Day Committee Member (2016) Continuous Nutrition Education (CNE) Planning Committee (2015 cont.) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Original (own research) Smit Y, Koen N, Kassier S, Nel D. An investigation of the factors influencing food choice of mothers of primary school children in the Metro North Education District of Western Cape Province, South Africa. (2015) (article writing in progress) Smit Y, Marais M. Reflections and experiences of dietetic students and hearing impaired students after conducting a training session. 2015 (article writing in progress) Under graduate research guidance Evans N, Pienaar T, Van de Venter A, Röhrs S. Assessing the implementation of the new Road to Health Booklet in Public Health Care Facilities in the Western Cape (Overberg and West Coast 3
Districts) with a specific focus on the HIV and TB section in children between the ages of 0-36 months (Phase 3). Supervisor: J Visser; Co-supervisor: Y Smit (2013 2014). Richardson C, Liebenberg SH, Smit L, Swanich L. Assessing the Implementation of the new Road to Health Booklet in Public Health Care Facilities in the Western Cape (Central Karoo and Eden Districts) with a specific focus on the HIV and TB Sections (Phase 2). Supervisor: J Visser; Cosupervisor: Y Smit (2012 2013). Best overall student project: 2013. Marais M, Smit Y, Schutte I, De Bruin E, Visser K, Kunneke A. An investigation of the factors influencing food wastage in residence among students of Stellenbosch University (2014-2015) Koen N, Visser J, van Niekerk E, Smit Y, Phillips L, Begg K, du Preez N, le Roux N, Hordijk A, Joubert A, Moore L, van Heerden J, Venter J, Potgieter S. Student health and wellness at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University: Current status and needs assessment (2015 2016) Scientific presentation Smit Y, Koen N, Kassier S, Nel D. An investigation of the factors influencing food choice of mothers of primary school children in the Metro North Education District of Western Cape Province, South Africa. (2015) Stellenbosch University Annual Academic year day. Smit Y. Elderly Nutrition: The situation in South Africa. Presented lecture to students from University of Texas. (2012,2014,2016) FUNDING APPLICATIONS AWARDED 2014 Harry Crossley Foundation ( SU) 2015 Lecturer replacement FIRRH COMMUNITY INTERACTION External examiner: North West University (two modules) Initiated community based research with community partners at the National Institute for the Deaf (NID) by delivering a service to them by means of training session presented by dietetic students according to their needs of the NID college students. Maintaining training platforms at private hospital and Tygerberg hospital and strengthening relationships with Food Service Managers. Random lectures to students from Texas University Annual Academic Year Day Committee Participation in Student Open days of the Faculty of medicine and Health Sciences Assisted with final year dietetics Intervarsity Quiz (US, UCT and UWC) (2015) 4
PROFFESIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member of ADSA Health Professions Council of South Africa REFERENCES Mrs Maritha Marais Senior lecturer Division Human Nutrition Mrs Nelene Koen Lecturer Division Human Nutrition Mr Charl Pretorius Financial Manager Durbanville Medi clinic mlm@sun.ac.za 021 938 9136 nelene@sun.ac.za 021 980 2100 5