Dr. Elizabeth Ekren

Country of current residence

USA

Current position

Postdoctoral Scholar

Current institute employer

Translational Health Research Center, Texas State University

Website current institute
Profession

Social Scientist

Specialisation

Social, economic, and political determinants of health; multidimensional indicators of resilience

Degrees / expertise

Master of Science, Russian and East European Studies, University of Oxford (2010); Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Russian Language, Yale University (2009); Associate of Arts, German Language, Defense Language Institute (2016)

Professional experience

AssetMark, Inc. (formerly known as Genworth Financial, Inc.), Booz Allen Hamilton, National Defense University, The Heritage Foundation

Supervisors of
doctoral work

Prof. Dr. Eva Youkhana

Advisor at ZEF

Dr. Wolfram Laube

2021

Ekren, E.  2021.  Agency, opportunity structure and empowerment in everyday refugee life: Enduring and overcoming challenges of daily living in Cologne refugee shelters.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Arts, University of Bonn.  ULB Bonn   Further Information

2020

Al Munajed, D.; Ekren, E..  2020.  Exploring the impact of multidimensional refugee vulnerability on distancing as a protective measure against COVID-19: The case of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Turkey.  Journal of Migration and Health, 1-2   . (Open Access)   Further Information

2018

Ekren, E.  2018.  Obstacles to Refugees’ Self-Reliance in Germany.  Forced Migration Review, 58   : 30-32   . (Open Access)   Download [PDF | 345.40KB]
Further Information
Ekren, E..  2018.  How can theories of institutional design and everyday innovation reveal agency for change in refugee communities?.  International Journal of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, 3 (2)   : 5-18   . (Open Access)   Further Information

Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
and Downloads

EEkren_CV_Sept2023.pdf [PDF | 148.16KB]

Research themes
  • Governance
  • Mobility and migration
  • Institutions
  • Social and Cultural Change and Adaptation
  • Economic change and vulnerability
  • Migration, mobility and urbanization
Research countries
  • Germany
Professional experience

AssetMark, Inc. (formerly known as Genworth Financial, Inc.), Booz Allen Hamilton, National Defense University, The Heritage Foundation

Degrees

Master of Science, Russian and East European Studies, University of Oxford (2010); Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Russian Language, Yale University (2009); Associate of Arts, German Language, Defense Language Institute (2016)

Expertise

social anthropology, migration, refugees, institutional analysis

Funding institutions

IPID4all (€500 conference grant, March 2017); United States National Military Family Association (€900 tuition grant, April 2017, April 2019); Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit (€1200 monthly Ph.D. Stipend, November 2017-2018)

Doctoral research funded by

Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit

Supervisors of
doctoral work

Prof. Dr. Eva Youkhana

Advisor at ZEF

Dr. Wolfram Laube

Elizabeth Ekren

Former Junior Researcher

Former Division/Group:
Cultural and Political Change

Private E-Mail:
moore.elizabeth.m(at)gmail.com

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