Jen Nghishitende

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant

J.Nghishitende@hull.ac.uk

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Qualifications

LLB
LLM (Queen Mary University of London)
PhD / DPhil (University of Hull)
FHEA
FHEA

Summary

Jen is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Wilberforce Institute, University of Hull. Her current research focuses on the reintegration and sense of belonging experienced by rejected Namibian asylum seekers who have returned to their communities. Jen recently completed her PhD, which explored the complex realities faced by women in the UK after escaping modern slavery and human trafficking. Her work is deeply rooted in a commitment to social justice, with a particular emphasis on the rights and experiences of women, children, and other vulnerable groups.

Recent outputs

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Thesis

"Freedom is a constant struggle": Women's journeys after modern slavery in the United Kingdom

Nghishitende, N. J. "Freedom is a constant struggle”: Women’s journeys after modern slavery in the United Kingdom. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4867012

Research interests

Jen's research interests span a broad spectrum of critical issues, including modern slavery, human trafficking, immigration, asylum, and the nuanced concept of agency and belonging. She is especially focused on the intersections of these issues with gender, motherhood, and intersectionality, seeking to understand how these factors shape the lived experiences of those affected.

Awards and prizes

Best paper

2022

Paper titled: “Mothers with the lived experience of ‘modern slavery’ in the United Kingdom: Motherhood as a critical social location of analysis for policy consideration” delivered at the Queen’s University Belfast Human Rights Centre - Human Trafficking Research Network Conference 2022