Degrees Held
- Bachelor of Arts (University of Natal, Durban)
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in Psychology (Rhodes University)
- Master of Arts in Psychology (University of Natal, Durban)
- PhD in Clinical Psychology (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban) Dissertation: Identity, PTSD & Psychotherapy with policemen during the transition from apartheid to post-apartheid South Africa
Research Interests
- Psychoanalytical theory & practice and its relevance to the South African context
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy
- Psychotherapeutic skills
- Psychoanalytic research methods
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sharon_Auld
Teaching Interests
Psychodynamic psychotherapy
Journal Articles
- Auld, S.M. & Cartwright, D.J (2019). The social construction of PTSD: The case of the ‘old guard’ policemen after South African democracy, Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-019-09649-2
- Auld, S.M. & Cartwright, D.J. (2018). Hiding behind culture: Using social defense systems to explore the malaise of the “old guard” in post-apartheid South Africa, Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society. 56, 23-45.
Community Involvement
- UKZN Psychology Clinic
- Long-term individual psychotherapeutic work
- Clinical supervision of community casework.
Teaching Expertise
- Introduction to Psychology (PSYC101 & PSYC102)
- Counselling & Psychotherapeutics (PSYC342)
- Neuropsychology (PSYC322)
- Counselling & Therapeutics (PSYC703)
- Morrison’s “The First Interview” (PSYC806)
Student Supervision
Masters
- Clinical casework supervision
