Leni Linthout

Phd researcher

Department of Public Health and Primary Care

Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

Graduated as a Master in Social Work and Social Pedagogy, I aspire the ambition to advocate for equal rights for people in vulnerable situations – with a particular focus on migrants and refugees. Between November 2019 and October 2021, I contributed to the implementation of a European project INHeRE. As from November 2021, I am doing a Joint PhD in Health Sciences (UGent) and Psychology (ULille). I am affiliated to the Gender and Violence research team within the International Centre for Reproductive Health. My doctoral study focusses on forms of violence and its impact on well-being, health and identities of male migrants in French and Belgian transit zones. I apply a mixed-methods study design combining ethnographic fieldwork and quantitative research methods over a longitudinal timespan. To broaden my knowledge on European policy-making, I am involved in an Master programme on European Integration and Development with a special focus on "Migration" and "Climate governance".

Email: Leni.Linthout@UGent.be

Phone: +32 9 332 87 68

Research themes:

Borders, migration governance and people on the move || Health, health care and psychosocial well-being || Identity || Refugee camps and asylum centres