This area of research in the School of Social Work has both a focus associated with accurately estimating and intervening in human trafficking globally and the experiences associated with refugees and other individuals both in the United States and abroad.
Georgia Athletics Association Endowed Professor of Human Trafficking Implementation Research
Director, Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (CenHTRO)
March 18, 2024
It can be tough to leave home for an extended period of time, but after six months in West Africa, it was harder for Elyssa Shroeder to return stateside. The fifth-year Ph.D. student and doctoral candidate completed her dissertation data collection on child trafficking in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. She partnered with […]
January 25, 2024
CenHTRO’s programs in Sierra Leone tripled the number of survivors identified and served. Nearly 2,000 government officials, judiciary and law enforcement members, and community leaders received training on how to prevent human trafficking. Investigations, arrests and prosecutions of trafficking cases increased. CenHTRO also helped influence national legislation in Sierra Leone and regional policies across West […]
May 15, 2023
From May 22-24, The UGA School of Social Work Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach will host the Prevalence Reduction Innovation Forum (PRIF) at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Over three days, researchers, as well as guests from national and international anti-human trafficking agencies like the United Nations, will review the results of […]
