I am a qualitative researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) focused on the social, political and historical determinants of mental health amongst vulnerable populations, with particular expertise in impacts on the socioeconomically marginalised and those displaced by war. I often draw on social theory in my approach, most notably, Strong Structuration Theory. As a Principal Investigator, I have received funding from the Wellcome Trust and the National Institute for Health Research.
Affiliations
Centres
Teaching
I am the deputy module organiser of the ‘Conflict and Health’ distance learning module. In past years I was a lecturer and seminar leader on health systems and policy across UK and internationally. I supervise PhD, DrPH and MSc students.
Research
My current research focuses mainly on mental health and forced displacement. This is primarily through three projects. The first is a critical assessment of the evidence base on mental health amongst forcibly displaced youth in low- and middle-income settings worldwide. The second and third are linked studies on the challenges and coping approaches of forcibly displaced Ukrainians across England. I am also involved in an NIHR-funded evaluation on Selective Licensing Schemes which relates to social drivers of mental health amongst vulnerable tenants in England.
Selected Publications
