Prof. Michelle Engelbrecht received her PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies (Sociology and Psychology) in 2005 and has been registered as a research psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa since 1998. She joined the University of the Free State, Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, where she has worked for the past 14 years and was promoted to Senior Researcher in 2008. Her research mainly focuses on access to reproductive health care, HIV/AIDS care and treatment, with particular emphasis on the rollout of antiretroviral treatment programmes, and the integration of TB and HIV/AIDS services.