Mathildah is an associate professor in the School of Public Health at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University. She is a public health specialist with 15 years of experience in postgraduate teaching across the various disciplines of public health. Her expertise lies in teaching quantitative research, health program evaluation, quantitative statistical analysis. She successfully graduate numerous students in the Master of Public, postgraduate diploma and public health doctoral program. Her research niche is in social aspects of HIV and AIDS with a focus on orphans and vulnerable children, adolescent sexual health and STI/HIV prevention and control.