Experts on refugees

We have now reached a staggering and troubling new global record – 100 million people have now forcibly displaced worldwide. The humanitarian crisis created by the war in Ukraine, and other conflicts around the world, pushed the number to this alarming milestone. WPI experts on global refugee crisis are available to discuss the steps that must be taken to protect, resettle, provide aid, and assist in employment search efforts for the refugees and displaced people.

 

Renata Konrad
Renata Konrad
  • Professor The Business School
Professor Konrad recently returned from a Fulbright scholarship in Lviv, Ukraine, where she exchanged offices and homes with a professor at a Ukrainian university. She studies the application of industrial engineering and mathematical knowledge. Her
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Sarah Eliza Stanlick
  • Associate Dean, Global School The Global School
Sarah Stanlick's research interests include vulnerable populations, health and human rights, global and local citizenship, and technology's impact on empowerment and capacity to build community. It is also of note, she assisted the US Ambassador to the Sta...
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Andrew C Trapp
  • Professor The Business School
Prof. Trapp's research areas include placement optimization in refugee resettlement, human trafficking, and foster care. Given the recent events on the United States southern border and across the world he can provide insight into the following: Refugee D...