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Dr Maria Kett
350
1-19 Torrington Place
London
London
WC1E 7HB
Appointment
- Associate Professor in Humanitarianism and Disability
- Epidemiology & Public Health
- Institute of Epidemiology & Health
- Faculty of Pop Health Sciences
Biography
Dr Maria Kett is a social anthropologist by training and has worked in over a dozen countries in Africa and Asia, leading on a number of research programmes on disability and international development. She is a co-founder of the Global Disability Innovation Hub (https://www.disabilityinnovation.com/), leading on the humanitarian-focused work.
Research Themes
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Dr Maria Kett has undertaken extensive applied research in the field of disability, international development, with a particular focus on humanitarian settings, global health, human rights, the impact of climate change, poverty alleviation, education and the consequences of social exclusion. She has published widely in the field. Maria has a strong focus on research in conflict and disaster-affected countries and is currently leading a study around access to assistive technology in humanitarian settings, in collaboration with the WHO (part of the AT2030 programme: https://www.disabilityinnovation.com/at2030).
Maria supervises a number of PhD students and would be happy to discuss research options with prospective candidates.
Teaching Summary
Maria is the Programme Director for the MSc Humanitarian Policy and Practice
Appointments
| 01-MAY-2020 | Associate Professor | Institute of Epidemiology & Health | UCL, United Kingdom |
| 01-OCT-2017 | Honorary Reader in Disability and Development | Epidemiology and Public Health | University College London, United Kingdom |
| 2005 – 2017 | Honorary Lecturer | Institute of Global Health | University College London, United Kingdom |
| 2003 – 2007 | Research Fellow | Leonard Cheshire Centre for Conflict Recovery | University College London, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 2002 | Doctor of Philosophy | School of Oriental and African Studies |
