Professor Janine Mukuddem-Petersen has served as a practitioner and an academic with teaching-learning, research and management duties. Janine has chaired several research related committees at various universities. She has experience in undergraduate and postgraduate lecturing and supervision as well as postdoctoral mentorship. She is a co-founder of the Economic Modelling and Econometric Research Group (EMERG) that later evolved into a registered company. She is a director of a non-profit company known as S.T.A.C. Foundation. Janine has published approximately 100 internationally peer-reviewed research outputs.