Fourth World Conference on Transformative Education (WCTE)
Cape Town, South Africa
REVISED DATES: July 2-4, 2025
Tourism Excursions available on July 5-6
Meet the Conveners
CONVENERS
The following people serve as Conveners for the 4th WCTE.
Michael T. Ndemanu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
mtndemanu@bsu.edu
Venicia McGhie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education and Literacy
University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, S.A
vfmcghie@uwc.ac.za
Serafin M. Coronel-Molina, Ph.D.
Indiana University Bicentennial Professor
Professor of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
scoronel@indiana.edu
Desiree Hamman-Fisher, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Department of Industrial Psychology
University of the Western Cape, South Africa
dahamman-fisher@uwc.ac.za
Tom J. McConnell, Ph.D
Professor of Science Education,
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
tjmcconnell@bsu.edu
Abdulrazak Karriem, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Director of the
Institute for Social Development
University of the Western Cape, South Africa
akarriem@uwc.ac.za
Justo Méndez Arámburu, Dr.H.C.
Co-Founder of Nuestra Escuela Puerto Rico
Founder of VAMOS Puerto Rico
justo@nuestraescuela.org
Mulugeta Dinbabo, Ph.D.
Professor of Development Studies and Migration
Institute for Social Development
University of the Western Cape, South Africa
mdinbabo@uwc.ac.za
Winnie Mucherah, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Psychology
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
wmucherah@bsu.edu
Judah Ndiku, Ph.D.
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
in Kakamega, Kenya
jndiku@mmust.ac.ke
Endeley Margaret Nalova, Ph.D.
Professor of Curriculum Studies and Teaching
Dean of Faculty of Education
University of Buea, Cameroon
endeleynalova@yahoo.com
Ernest Kofi Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics Education
Provost, College of Education Studies
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
ekdavis@ucc.edu.gh