She holds a PhD in Industrial Psychology on the topic of work-related well-being intervention. Her career started in the South African Police Service (SAPS) where she was responsible for managing the well-being of police personnel in the North West Province. After 10 years in the police service, she joined the University in 2008 where her subsequent teaching experience included teaching helping theories, applied counselling, psychometric assessment and practical work for intern-psychometrists. Lené serves on the executive committee of the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology of South Africa (SIOPSA) and was section editor of the South African Journal of Industrial Psychology from 2013 to 2015.