Jack Liuta
PhD student

Profile

Biography

Jack joined the Department of Health Sciences as a PGR in January 2021. His PhD focuses on Conflict-related sexual violence in Africa and women's engagement in the mechanisms of response. His case study is the eastern region of the DR Congo. The aim of the research is to investigate how to facilitate the implementation of contextually adapted and culturally sensitive health and wellbeing responses designed and delivered by the survivors and their community. 

Qualifications

• LLM in Human rights and Justice, 2018 (Nottingham Trent University)
• MA, Leadership and Governance, 2016 (Beulah Heights University, Atlanta US)
• DES, Human Rights, and International Humanitarian Law, 2013 (University of Kinshasa, DRC)

Research

Overview

Jack's research interests are:

• Sexual violence and Armed conflicts
• Global health and humanitarian assistance in Africa
• Decolonising research in the global South Refugees protection 

Research group(s)

• Public Health and Society
• Supervisors: Dr Sue Faulds and Dr Jo Rose

External activities

Memberships

• Challenging Research Network

Invited talks and conferences

• ICMHSR Seminar. Health and Wellbeing of women and girls survivors of wartime sexual violence and humanitarian responses in the East of the Congo. 16^th November 2021, University of York.

• MIHA live talk: The responsibility to protect and sexual violence in Armed conflicts. 7^th March 2022, University of York.