For 25 years, Dr. Akesson鈥檚 work has focused on the intersections of adversity, displacement, and wellbeing, with a particular emphasis on children and families affected by conflict, migration, and climate change in settings such as Kenya, Chechnya, Northern Uganda, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. Her 2022 book From Bureaucracy to Bullets: Extreme Domicide and the Right to Home explores the impact of home loss for displaced populations and was the inspiration for a United Nations report calling for the classification of home demolition as a war crime. In addition to her research, Dr. Akesson has 15 years of experience working directly with children and families as the Clinical Treatment Facilitator with the Global Psychiatric Epidemiology Group, based at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University.
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Area of Research:
Health and psychosocial wellbeing of war-affected families; maternal and child health in humanitarian settings; climate change, migration, and health equity; global social service strengthening; place-based research methods; qualitative geographic information systems; ethics and research in global health
Current Projects:
Ongoing research projects include the perinatal experiences of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, the impact of climate change on families displaced by war, and integrated service access for refugee families in Canada.
Contact:
bakesson [at] wlu.ca (贰尘补颈濒听)
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