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The project includes a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Amref Health Africa – Amref International University and Moi University in Kenya.
Developing an Interdisciplinary Global Forced Migration and Health Collaborative
Research Team
Principal Investigator: Julie Tippens
Co-Principal Investigators: Trey Andrews, Courtney Hillebrecht, Taylor Livingston, Julia Reilly, Emira Ibrahimpasic, Jean Ann Fischer, Robert Shepard
Funding Information
Funding Agency: UNL Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition
Award Date: Jul 1, 2022
End Date: Jun 30, 2024
Abstract
More than 115 million people across the globe have fled their homes due to persecution, war and climate disasters. Forcible displacement has acute and lasting physical, mental and social health consequences, making forced migration and health a key 21st century challenge that requires collaborative, international solutions.
To address this call, Julie Tippens has helped assemble a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Amref Health Africa – Amref International University and Moi University in Kenya. UNL will serve as the hub for this global collaborative through an organizational structure comprising three core areas: Research, Teaching and Engagement/Extension.
For this Planning grant, researchers will engage in partnership-strengthening activities and discussions, document forced migration and health priorities among diverse stakeholders, and provide collaboration and exchange opportunities for faculty, staff and students from the U.S. and Kenya. Such international collaborations have high potential to enhance health equity among forcibly displaced populations.
The project includes a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Amref Health Africa – Amref International University and Moi University in Kenya.