Network Members

Jill Thompson, Network Lead, University of Sheffield

Hannah Fairbrother, Network Co-Lead, University of Sheffield


The network leads (Dr Jill Thompson, Dr Hannah Fairbrother, Professor Penny Curtis and Dr Majella Kilkey are based at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Our WUN partners come from Africa, the Western Pacific and the Americas. They are are grouped within regions that highlight diverse case studies of childhood migration.

Dr Peace Malme Tettah, University of Ghana. http://www.ug.edu.gh/sociology/staff/peace-maamle-tetteh

Dr Johannes John-Langa, University of Cape Town. http://www.socialdevelopment.uct.ac.za/sd/staff

Dr Grace Grace Spencer, University of Sydney. http://sydney.edu.au/health-sciences/about/people/profiles/grace.spencer.php

Professor Stephen Cavenagh, The University of Massachusetts Amherst. https://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/stephen-j-cavanagh-named-dean-school-nursing-umass-amherst

Professor Ama de-Graft Aikins, University of Ghana. http://ipo.ug.edu.gh/staff/dean-prof-ama-de-graft-aikins

Dr Ernestina Dankyi, University of Ghana. http://csps.ug.edu.gh/content/dr-ernestina-dankyi

Professor Michael Bourdillon, The University of Zimbabwe. http://www.ascleiden.nl/content/ASC-community/members/michael-bourdillon

Dr Bukola Oladunni Salami, The University of Alberta. https://www.ualberta.ca/nursing/about/contact-us-and-people/academic-listing/bukola-oladunni-salami

Professor Christa Fouche, The University pf Auckland. http://www.education.auckland.ac.nz/people/c-fouche

Associate Professor Melody Smith, The University of Auckland . https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/melody-smith

Dr Karen Hoare, The University of Auckland. https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/k-hoare

Dr Jacqui O'Riordan, University College Cork. http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/A012/jacquior

Dr Deirdre Horgan, University College Cork. http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/A012/dhorgan


Professor Michael Bourdillon, The University of Zimbabwe

Dr Jacqui O'Riordan, University College Cork

Professor Penny Curtis, University of Sheffield

Majella Kilkey, University of Sheffield

Meghan Gunst,

Professor Christa Fouche, The University of Auckland

Dr Grace Grace Spencer, University of Sydney

Dr Victoria Earley

Meltem Catalabas, University of Sheffield (PhD candidate)

Dr Beth Taylor

Dr Ernestina Dankyi, University of Ghana

Kwanele Shishane, University of Cape Town