Position: Teacher of the COIL course “Enhancing Global Competence through COIL: Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction into Curricula and Non-Formal Learning.”
Dr Mal Reddy is an Associate Director in the Department of Public Management and Economics at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). She represents DUT on the various National, Provincial and Local structures both in a professional as well as an academic capacity. She was part of the National Disaster Management Project Team that was instrumental in the development of the National Disaster Management Education and Training Framework for South Africa. Mal served on the USAID/North-West University Steering Committee responsible for the project on the Disaster Risk Reduction Knowledge Shop, creating, sharing and exchange of information and practices in Disaster Risk Reduction. She serves on the Professional Board for Disaster Management: Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa (DMISA). Her professional achievement was her election as the President of the Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa (2012-2014). She continues her involvement by serving on the Executive Committee/Council and Board of the Institute. Her areas of interest and research include Disaster & Risk Management, Public Sector Management, Leadership, Local Government Management, and Strategic Management. She serves on the Editorial Board of JAMBA- Journal of Disaster Risk Studies and Reviews for various Journals, including: the Journal of Human Ecology (JHE) and Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa.