PhD: Human Development and Family Sciences in Family Therapy (The University of Georgia)
Masters: Educational Psychology (The University of Pretoria)
Honours: Educational Psychology (The University of Pretoria)
Bachelor in Social Sciences: Psychology (The University of Pretoria)
Currently teaching
Applying Action Research for Improved Practice - PDP4805
Cognition and Learning - PDP4802
Linking the World of School and the World of Work - PGL4803
Child Development - EDT1601
Fields of academic interests
Family Therapy
Child Mental Health
Parent – school Partnerships
Field of Specialisation
Family Therapy
Mental Health in Low Income Areas
Global Mental Health
Child Mental Health
Journal articles
Bester, S., & Somo, C. (2022). Intrapersonal factors that support higher education students’ achievement during academic probation. Journal of Educational Studies, 21(3), 146-164.
Somo, C. M., Seponski, D. M., Kao, S, Lahar, C., Khann, S., & Schunert, T. (2018). Family, health, and poverty factors impacting suicide attempts in Cambodian women: A qualitative analysis from a randomized national sample. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000548
Armes, S., Somo, C. M., Khan, S., Seponski, D. M., Lahar, C., Schunert, T., Kao, S., Bunnak, P. & Sek, S. (2018). Mental health indicators of suicide in Cambodian Women. Asia Journal of Public Health. doi: 10.1177/1010539517751349
Potgieter, M., Harding, A., Kritzinger, Q., Somo, C. & Engelbrecht, J. (2015). Reflections of science students on their experiences of an academic development programme in South Africa: part 1. South African Journal of Higher Education 29 (1).