Adolescent Medicine & Child Psychology

Biography

Dr. Liezille Jacobs is a senior lecturer in the Psychology Department at Rhodes University. Dr. Jacobs teaches social psychology and critical health psychology to undergraduates. She also oversees the research of postgraduate students studying addiction. She has been working in addiction and feminist research for the past 20 years. Her specific research interest is to study women’s unique experiences with alcohol use disorder. Dr. Jacobs has worked at the South African Medical Research Council, the Human Sciences Research Council, the University of Cape Town, the University of the Western Cape, Howard University, Howard University Hospital, Georgetown University and the University of Antwerpen where she taught research methods and conducted research on addiction.

Abstract

Abstract : Women’s stories about alcohol use disorder mediated by alcoholics anonymous