Bree started following the work of Saskia Witteborn, Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Journalism and Communication.
Bree I am in the West Bank conducting research with Palestinian children and their families.
Bree followed the research interests: International Relations, International Migration, and Forced Migration
Bree I have returned from the Association of American Geographers 2012 Annual Meeting, where I presented "Using mapmaking to study the personal geographies of young children affected by political violence"
Graduate Student, School of Social Work
About
Ms. Akesson has more than ten years of experience working with children, families, and communities affected by poverty, war, and disaster. Her recent projects have included an evaluation of psychosocial program activities for children in Chechnya, a review of international safe space programs for young children in emergencies, and a longitudinal study examining the effects of parental incarceration on children and youth.
Studying at Columbia University in New York City, she earned a BA in Sociology from Columbia College, an MPH in Forced Migration and Health from the Mailman School of Public Health, and a MSSW in Health, Mental Health, and Disabilities from Columbia University’s School of Social Work.
Ms. Akesson was recently awarded the Vanier Canadian Graduate Scholarship award for her doctoral research exploring the effects of political violence on young children and their families. She is a licensed social worker (LMSW), providing clinical support to children and families affected by trauma for the Child Psychiatric Epidemiology Group at the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene at New York State Psychiatric Institute.
She formerly worked as program manager for the Care and Protection of Children in Crisis-Affected Settings research initiative, working to strengthen the evidence base of international child protection programs in Ethiopia, Liberia, Indonesia, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Ms. Akesson has worked as an independent consultant for for the International Rescue Committee, Bernard van Leer Foundation, Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development, UNICEF, and Save the Children. Ms. Akesson is currently a research associate for the Columbia Group for Children in Adversity, offering technical assistance to governments, operational agencies, and policymakers.
