I am the Principal Investigator of a number of projects. The first is the RECAP project funded by GCRF/ESRC which seeks to strengthen accountability and decision-making in humanitarian crises. The second is the GOAL project, also funded by GCRF/ESRC, which seeks to support government and partners in health system strengthening for better mental health of Syrian refugees and host communities in Lebanon. I am LSHTM PI/work package lead on the STRENGTHS study, a European Commission funded study exploring the scaling-up  of mental health interventions for Syrian refugees in countries neighboring Syria and in Europe. This is led by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Other projects I am working on include: a project reviewing models of care for diabetes in humanitarian crises; a GCRF-funded project led by SOAS exploring the role of illicit drug economies in conflit-affected countries; and a project led by York University investigating the health consequences of the conflict in Colombia.

Recently completed projects include: evaluating MSF's diabetes services in Democratic Republic of Congo and Jordan; the burden of mental disorders and access to care for internally displaced persons in Ukraine; and determinants of mental health of internally displaced persons in Georgia;

My previous research has included projects on: trends in health and harmful health behaviours in the former Soviet Union; developing and validating a new method to estimate mortality in conflict-affected and resource-poor settings; and the influence of armed conflict and forced migration on mental health in South Sudan and northern Uganda.

Funders for my research have included the Wellcome Trust, ESRC, DFID, GCRF, the European Commission, and AED/USAID.

I also jointly led the 2017 Lancet series on health in humanitarian crises with Francesco Checchi.