Our diverse team of researchers is dedicated to advancing the health of forcibly displaced populations through scientific research. Our investigation span, for example, diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain after torture, mechanisms to decrease the trafficking of children in refugee camps, and improving the mental health of families after separation at the border.

We work closely with the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights (WCCHR), the Cornell University Migrations Initiative, Cornell Law School, and Cornell Tech.

Current research activities

Past research projects

Excerpts from Detained and Safeguarding pregnant asylum-seekers and refugees during the era of COVID-19, published in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Global Health by members of the Human Rights Impact Lab.