Dr Dane Isaacs is a Senior Research Specialist in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State Division at the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa. Before joining the HSRC, Dane was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer in the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice at the University of the Western Cape. Dane holds a Masters and PhD in Psychology from the University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University, respectively. His research interests include critical disability studies and issues of social justice, specifically in the context of people who stutter. He also has an interest in the study of masculinities, particularly within the South African context, men's perpetration of intimate partner violence against women, and mental health. To date, Dane has co-authored two book chapters and published thirteen peer-reviewed articles in both local and international journals. He has presented his research at local as well as international conferences.
