Nicci Attfield

Nicci Attfield

$20/hr
Writing on mental health, diversity and NFT artworks.
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Hourly ($/hour)
Age:
51 years old
Location:
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Experience:
5 years
Nicola Attfield diversity practitioner, writer and researcher, currently completing a PhD Cape Town, Western Cape 7700- I am interested in what it means to work towards a humane and sustainable world, social justice and ecopsychology. I have an MPHIL in Diversity Studies, and am currently completing my PhD through Wits university. Work Experience Freelance writer and researcher Self Employed - Johannesburg, Gauteng August 2017 to November 2022 Independent reseacher, focusing on topics such as xenophobia, how to manage change, how to manage a project, how to manage difficult people, the principles of batho pele, talent management, inclusion, negotiation and team leadership. I have a range of publications in magazines such as Yes! Sci.Dev.Net, Mindsplain and All4Women. Project Facilitator Agents of Change Project - Cape Town, Western Cape April 2014 to December 2020 Agents of Change is a practice based social sculpture project which focuses on exploring the ways of being which have contributed to climate change, and how to work towards a more sustainable world? This project involves arranging and co-ordinating groups, group facilitation where participants are able to share phenomenological experiences and the recording of data or reflections. Co - ordinator for ADIPSA Incudisa, UCT - Cape Town, Western Cape January 2010 to February 2012 Co -ordinating the Association of Intercultural and Diversity Practitioners while attending UCT. This position meant arranging and facilitating discussions between practitioners. ADIPSA provided a link between diversity practice and academic research. Education Doctorate in Diversity Studies University of the Witwatersrand - Johannesburg, Gauteng July 2015 to Present Masters in Diversity Studies University of Cape Town - Cape Town, Western Cape February 2009 to December 2012 BA (hons) in Psychology University of South Africa - South Africa January 2005 to February 2007 Skills • Workshop facilitation, qualitative research, group facilitation, diversity facilitation, focus groups, depth interviews, writing, report writing, depth interviews, discourse analysis. (7 years) • Writing Skills • WordPress • Blogging • Proofreading • Copywriting • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) • Microsoft Word, Editing Links https://muckrack.com/profile/bio Awards Mphil with distinction December 2012 Publications Eco social justice in an anthropocentric world https://www.google.co.za/url? sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiS2cPgi6j7AhUxolwKHea4A8IQFnoECAgQAQ&url=https %3A%2F%2Fwww.ecologicalcitizen.net%2Fauthor.php%3Fid %3Dau126&usg=AOvVaw1EqoOrAbmG5NEab-uoQTYP February 2021 An article written with James Reed on how anthropocentrism is part of dominant culture, and how ecological thinking and social injustices intertwine. Additional Information Interests: reading, writing, walking, swimming, deep ecology, ecofeminism, ecopsychology, social identity, social narratives, critical social theory and decolonised theory
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