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Helen Young

Helen Young

hyoung01@granite.tufts.edu

Phone: (617) 627-3423

Fax: (617) 627-3428

Office: 200 Boston Avenue,
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Address:
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Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155

Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Research Director, Darfur Program

Education

BSc, Oxford Polytechnic
PhD, Bournemouth University, UK

Professional Activities

Director, Darfur Program, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University (2004 – present); co-editor of the journal Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy and Management (1998-present); Technical Editor of RNIS: Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugees and Displaced Populations (1999-2001) Senior Food and Nutrition Advisor, Oxfam GB (1995-1998); research and technical consultancies with WFP, FAO, UNICEF, Sudan Emergency Operations Consortium, Oxfam GB, and the World Bank.

Courses

Fall 2009

Research Interests

Livelihoods, vulnerability and protection in conflict affected regions in Sudan, and Darfur in particular. Also, pastoralism, climate variability and conflict; and migration, environment and transnational livelihoods. Nutrition situation of refugees and displaced populations worldwide; nature and characteristics of nutritional vulnerability and its determinants in complex emergencies.

Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Faculty Profile

Selected Publications

Books

  • Reference Levels and Decision-making : Review of Nutrition and Mortality Indicators for the IPC September 2009, Integrated Phase Classification System.
  • Livelihoods, Power and Choice: The Vulnerability of the Northern Rizaygat, Darfur. Medford MA: Feinstein International Center, Tufts University.Medford MA (January 2009).
  • Darfur 2004/2005 Livelihoods Under Siege. Feinstein International Center, Tufts University.
  • Meaning and measurement of acute malnutrition, A Primer for Decision-Makers Humanitarian Practice Network, Overseas Development Institute.
  • Livelihoods, Migration and Remittance Flows In Times Of Crisis And Conflict. Case-studies from Darfur, Sudan Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute.

Articles

  • “Looking beyond food aid to livelihoods, protection and partnerships: strategies for WFP in the Darfur state” Disasters (2007); “Trade, Migration and Remittance Flows In Times of Conflict and Crisis: A Case-Study of Darfurian Livelihoods and Libya” International Migration Review (2007).
  • “Public nutrition in emergencies: Aims, analysis and action”. The Lancet (2004).