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Dr Ken Brackstone

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • War trauma (i.e., blast exposure) and mental health among civilians living in conflict zones
  • Health needs and resilience of Ukrainian internally displaced populations (IDPs) and refugees
  • Improving global usability of digital and telehealth systems among healthcare professionals

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Connect with Ken

Email: K.Brackstone@soton.ac.uk

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About

Ken is a social scientist with a background in quantitative/survey methods. He is actively involved in various interdisciplinary projects. For example, he led a successful programme of COVID-19 research surveys in West Africa between 2020-2022, which resulted in output relating to key predictors of vaccine hesitancy in Ghana and Togo. 

Ken is a member of the International Blast Injury Research Network (IBRN). He is currently collaborating with colleagues from the Centre for Population Change (CPC), where he leads on a series of projects which aim to understand nuanced effects of war trauma (i.e., blast exposure and associated characteristics) among civilians residing in conflict zones. His work has a particular focus on Ukrainian civilians after Russia's 2022 invasion.

Ken works closely with research collaborators in Brazil and Ghana to improve the usability of digital and telehealth systems among healthcare professionals. Ken is also involved in a variety of departmental projects, including the organisation of the Clinical Informatic Research Unit’s annual international conferences, and the creation of guidance articles and marketing/community projects for EDGE users and staff.

In 2024, Ken became a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group for the consultation of the WHO training course on building the capacity of health care workers, which provided care to refugees and migrants. 

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