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Dr Michelle Hatch

Dr Michelle Hatch

Dr Michelle Hatch

AL: Teaching and Learning (Acting) & Senior Lecturer

Discipline Economics
Email

hatchm@ukzn.ac.za

Contact

+27 31 260 3558

Campus Westville
Office Address J Block 3rd Floor , Room J322

Academic Qualifications

  • BSocScHons (Natal)
  • BCom (Natal)
  • MCom (UKZN)
  • PhD (Wits)

Biography

Dr Michelle Hatch is a senior lecturer in the field of Economics and the coordinator of the School of Commerce Mentoring Programme. 

She holds a Bachelor of Social Science(Econ Hons), Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Managerial Accounting), Master of Commerce and a PhD in Economics. Her research interests are in Motherhood and Childcare.  

Research Interests

  • Feminist economics
  • Motherhood
  • Childcare

Professional Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. Hatch, M (2019) Campaigning for the rights of women workers in South Africa: Michelle Hatch speaks to Pat Horn, Agenda 33(4): 103-110.
  2. Hatch, M & Posel, D (2018) Who cares for children? A quantitative study of childcare in South Africa, Development Southern Africa, 35(2): 267-282.
  3. Combrinck, M. and Hatch, M (2012) Students’ experiences of a continuous assessment approach at a higher education institution, Journal of Social Sciences, 33(1): 81-89.