Global Health and Humanitarianism

Dr. Kirsten Howarth is a Lecturer in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), University of Manchester. She earned her PhD in 2012, focusing on post-war violence in El Salvador, particularly the role of gangs and their impact on peace consolidation and development. Her current research explores humanitarian interventions in urban violence hotspots, examining the challenges posed by these complex environments.

Dr. Amy Hughes is a Clinical Academic Lecturer in Emergency Response at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), University of Manchester. She is instrumental in the development and training of clinicians through the UK International Emergency Trauma Register (UKIETR), which ensures coordinated and competent medical care in disaster scenarios. Amy has contributed to UKIETR's disaster response, including Typhoon Haiyan. Her PhD focuses on the role and training of foreign medical teams in sudden-onset disasters. A qualified Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Care clinician, she has served with London Helicopter EMS and Médecins Sans Frontières in post-conflict Sri Lanka.

Tim Jacoby is a professor and co-founder of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester. He earned his PhD and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship funded by the Economic and Social Research Council at the University of York before joining Manchester in 2003. His research primarily investigates state development in Turkey and encompasses broader themes such as political violence, civil society, Islam, nationalism, and post-conflict reconstruction. With over 25 published articles in international journals, he has served as a guest editor for various prominent publications, including Disasters and International Studies Review. Jacoby is also the author of several influential works, including Social Power and the Turkish State (2004), Disaster Management and Civil Society (2005, with Alpaslan Özerdem), Understanding Conflict & Violence (2008), Peace in Turkey 2023 (2013, with Alpaslan Özerdem), and The NGO-Military Complex in Afghanistan (2016, with Eric James).