Thobeka Nkomo is an Associate Professor in Social Work. A researcher, author and academic at the University of the Witwatersrand, her research includes spirituality and health in the areas of forgiveness, gender dynamics, ethics and values, young women’s leadership, HIV/AIDS and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights. She is an affiliated researcher with the Sex Rights Africa Network’s menstrual hygiene project in partnership with the AIDS Foundation South Africa. She is actively involved in collaborative research with scientists across Africa. As a leader with a keen interest in developing the next generation of academics, Thobeka Nkomo is a member of the Women Intellectuals Transforming Scholarship in Education, a project which is part of a Southern African Development Community network of women academics.