Johannes John-Langba

Johannes John-Langba, Ph.D., MPH is Professor of Social Work in the School of Applied Human Sciences and Director of the College of Humanities Doctoral Academy at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa. Prof John-Langba holds PhD (Social Work) and Master of Public Health (Behavioral and Community Health) degrees from the University of Pittsburgh (United States) and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Howard University (United States). Prof John-Langba is the recipient of a number of scholarly awards including the Dr Inabel Burns Lindsay Social Work Education Leadership Award from Howard University (United States), for outstanding leadership in social work education and the promotion of social justice in Africa and an Excellence in Teaching Merit Award from the University of Cape Town (South Africa). He is the current Regional Vice President-Africa of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) and also serves as Vice President and Mental Health Ambassador of Cape Mental Health (CMH) in South Africa. Prof John-Langba serves as co-chair of the Data Ethics Working Group of the International Science Council’s Commission on Data (CODATA) and is a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Substance Abuse Forum in South Africa.