Degrees Held
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in History Education, University of KZN
- Master of Education (M.Ed) in Social Sciences Education, University of KZN
- Ed Honours (B.EdHONS), University of KZN
- Bachelor of Education (B.Ed), University of KZN
- Teaching English as a First Language (TEFL) Certificate, Durban Language Centre, affiliated with Cambridge University
Research Interests
• Decoloniality
• Postcolonial identity
• Technology in Education
• Integration
• History textbook research
• Social Sciences
Teaching Interests
- African Consciousness
- Controversial issues in History
- Prejudices and war
- Technology in Education
- Interdisciplinarity
Awards/ Accomplishments
- Top 3 Emerging Researchers in the College of Humanities, below the age of 35 (2018).
- Recipient of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) funding through the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP), Phase 1: United States-South Africa (2018-2022).
- Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility to the University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic (2025).
Complete Research Record / Selected Publications
- Iyer, LM. (2025). Deconstructing anti-colonial discourses of Western colonialism in South African, Namibian and Zimbabwean school history textbooks. Educational Review, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2025.2460734
- Iyer, L.M. (2024). The Use of Film as a Pedagogical Tool to Enhance Historical Consciousness in South African Postgraduate Students. In: Boadu, G., Oppong, C.A. (Eds.). History Education in Africa. (pp.123-142), Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61388-3_6
- Wassermann, J., Mkhabela, Z & Iyer, LM. (2023). The views of South African History Teachers on making the subject compulsory. In: N. Fink, M. Furrer & P. Gautschi (Eds.), Why History Education? (pp.190-207), Wochenschau Verlag. http://doi.org/10.46499/1979
- Iyer, L.M. (2023). A decolonial critique of discourses of Western colonialism in South African, Namibian and Zimbabwean school history textbooks. Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Iyer, L. M. (2020). A self-study of pedagogical experiences in History Education at a university during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday & Today, 24, 92-111. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2223-0386/2020/n24a6
- Iyer, L.M. (2018). South African Social Sciences teachers’ views on the integration of History and Geography in the General Education and Training phase. The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 14(2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.4102/td.v14i2.482
https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/482/787 - Iyer, L. (2017). Social Sciences in the South African curriculum. In: J. Wassermann (Ed.), Teaching Social Sciences: Intermediate and Senior Phases (1-18). Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa. ISBN: 9780190421458https://www.oxford.co.za/book/9780190421458-teaching-social-sciences-intermediate-and-senior-phases#.XysITSgzY2w
- Iyer, L. (2016). Every step of the way: The journey to freedom in South Africa. Yesterday and Today, 16, 124-126. ISSN 2309-9003http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/yt/n16/09.pdf
- Iyer, L.M. (2011). An investigation into social sciences in the general education and training band: Teachers’ views and pedagogy as in relation to integration. Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/6429
- Iyer, L.M. (2011). Our world, our society – Social Sciences grade 8. Yesterday & Today, 7, 90-193. https://repository.nwu.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10394/6860/BB_2012(7)_Iyer.pdf;jsessionid=C0255715894997C6940CFF753BAFD937?sequence=1
- Iyer, L.M. (2008). Using iPods to teach History. Yesterday & Today, 3, 94-104.
Conferences
- Iyer, LM (2025, March, 25-29). Deconstructing the supervision process: Perspectives of a Gen Z student and a Gen Y supervisor. Ninth biennial Postgraduate Supervision Conference, 2025. Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- Iyer, LM (2024, October 2-4). Deconstructing anticolonial discourses of Western colonialism in SA Namibian and Zimbabwean school History textbooks. African Studies Group Annual Conference 2024. Melbourne, Australia.
- Iyer, LM; Chundhur, S & Govender, R. (2024, April). Navigating Diversity: A Narrative Inquiry into the Lived Experiences of Emerging Career Researchers (ECRs) in a South African University. Quality in Postgraduate Research (QPR) Conference. Adelaide, Australia.
- Iyer, LM. (2022, September). Student engagement with photovoice as an assessment tool in history education. South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) Conference. Genadendal, Western Cape.
- Iyer, LM. (2019, September). I am who I am because of my past, present and future: Multiple identities of History students at a South African university. 33rd South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) and the 3rd African Association for History Education (AHE-Afrika) Conference. Pretoria, South Africa.
- Iyer, LM. (2019, June). Decoloniality in South African, Namibian and Zimbabwean school History textbooks. Bergen Summer Research School at the University of Bergen, Norway.
- Iyer, L.M., & Maposa, M. (2017, September). Student teachers’ use of their historical consciousness in explaining their engagement with prejudices in history. International Society for History Didactics (ISHD) International Conference in Southern Africa. Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
Student Supervision
- Master of Education (M.Ed)
- Ed Honours (B.EdHONS)
Academic Community Service
- South African Education Research Association (SAERA) member
- South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) member
- UKZN School of Education Teaching and Learning Committee member
- UKZN School of Education Board member
- Reviewer for the AGENDA and Yesterday & Today journals