NASALIFYA
Nasalifya Namwinga
Founder, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Research Lead, PhD Candidate
Nasalifya Namwinga (She/Her) is a Zambian woman who was raised in the (Swansea, Wales) UK and (kirikiriroa/Hamilton) New Zealand and now resides in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). Her migration journey and lived experience of mental ill health inspired to pursue a mission to create spaces where those marginalised could access world-class mental health and wellbeing services. In 2018, she founded Pola Psychology (now Pola Practice).
Nasalifya provides consultation with a specialisation in culturally responsive mental health service delivery, executive coaching from an intersectional perspective and is pursuing a PhD examining the opportunities and challenges in emerging technologies such as AI, digital mental health technologies on the delivery of culturally responsive care at the University of Melbourne in partnership with CSIRO Data61. She on boards for arts and health organisations and has a keen interest in the intersection between art and well-being.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Faculty of Engineering Information Technology | University of Melbourne
Masters Degree in Applied Psychology (First Class) | 2016 | University of Waikato
Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology | 2016 | University of Waikato
Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Criminology | 2013 | University of Auckland
Publications
Beyond Culture: Centering Power, Reciprocity, and Justice in HCI and Mental Health Research
