Teddy Atim

Teddy Atim is an independent researcher based in Uganda. She is also a visiting fellow at the Feinstein International Center, where she collaborates on various research projects. She was an until recently, a Post-doctoral fellow, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, Canada. She has more than 15 years of experience working as a practitioner and researcher in humanitarian emergencies and post conflict settings.

Her work is mainly focused in Uganda, and she has also collaborated on research in other conflict affected states in Africa, including South Sudan, Somalia, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Her research examines how experiencing armed conflict and the resulting harms impacts the lives of affected populations, both during and in the aftermath of conflict including the psychosocial impacts of armed conflict, recovery, transitional justice, and serious crimes, among others.

Atim also has extensive experience as a practitioner, working with children, women, young people, families, and communities affected by armed conflict. She worked with various national and international organizations to provide humanitarian assistance, including grant making in humanitarian situations, peace building, and recovery.

She holds a B.A. in Social Sciences from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, an M.A. in Humanitarian Assistance from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in International Development from Wageningen University, the Netherlands.