Head of Commerce: Nelson Mandela Bay Campus
Qualifications
Research Interests
• Researcher Development
• Research Leadership
• Bibliometric Analysis
• Personality and Career Development
Biography
Portia Webb is an emerging scholar in the field of researcher development and vocational psychology. Her research journey began with a narrative literature review exploring the factors that influence researchers within private higher education institutions. Building on this foundation, she is preparing for her PhD application by conducting two bibliometric analyses that examine trends and gaps in the literature, with a particular focus on faculty experiences. Portia also contributes to theoretical advancements in career development as a co-author on an article introducing Personality-Interest Motivational Sequences (PIMS), a dynamic framework for predicting academic and career trajectories, with a second related paper currently in progress. In addition to her research, Portia plays a strategic role in fostering a strong research culture on her campus. Collaborating with the Head Academic, she leads initiatives that advance the institutional research agenda and create an environment that supports scholarly engagement and innovation.
Head of Commerce: Nelson Mandela Bay Campus
Qualifications
Research Interests
• Researcher Development
• Research Leadership
• Bibliometric Analysis
• Personality and Career Development
Biography
Portia Webb is an emerging scholar in the field of researcher development and vocational psychology. Her research journey began with a narrative literature review exploring the factors that influence researchers within private higher education institutions. Building on this foundation, she is preparing for her PhD application by conducting two bibliometric analyses that examine trends and gaps in the literature, with a particular focus on faculty experiences. Portia also contributes to theoretical advancements in career development as a co-author on an article introducing Personality-Interest Motivational Sequences (PIMS), a dynamic framework for predicting academic and career trajectories, with a second related paper currently in progress. In addition to her research, Portia plays a strategic role in fostering a strong research culture on her campus. Collaborating with the Head Academic, she leads initiatives that advance the institutional research agenda and create an environment that supports scholarly engagement and innovation.
An educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education
Formed by the strategic evolution of The IIE's Varsity College, IIE MSA, Vega and
the School of Hospitality and Service Management, uniting under the Emeris name.
Emeris is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (reg. no. 2007/HE07/002). Company registration number: 1987/004754/07. View certificate here.
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