Terry Odhiambo

Email: terry.odhiambo@warwick.ac.uk

Current PhD student

Biography

I am currently in my first year as a PhD student in Global Sustainable Development at the School of Cross-Faculty Studies at the University of Warwick Faculty of Arts. The Doctoral College at the University of Warwick has awarded me a Chancellor's International ScholarshipLink opens in a new window to research the intersection of climate change, forced migration, and human trafficking vulnerabilities in Kenya. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice (Magna Cum Laude) and a Master’s degree in Conflict Prevention & Dispute Resolution. I am an educator with 8 years of experience in justice, gender, and human rights, with certification in Instructional Design.

Research Overview

My research examines how environmental factors, such as climate-induced displacement, exacerbate risks of exploitation, particularly human trafficking, and how these vulnerabilities differ across gender lines.

Academic Background

PhD Global Sustainable Development, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK (2024-2028)
MA Conflict Prevention, Dispute Resolution, University Of Westminster, London, UK (2016)
BA Criminal Justice, United States International University-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya (2014)

Supervisors

Professor Christopher Dolan, Global Sustainable Development, School of Cross-faculty Studies
Dr Gioia Panzarella, Global Sustainable Development, School of Cross-faculty Studies
Professor Sharifah Sekalala, School of Law

Research interests

With a particular focus on Kenya:

Climate change - migration nexus
Forced migration and displacement
Human trafficking vulnerabilities in migration contexts
Gender and climate-induced migration
African-centered scholarship

Funding and awards

2024-2028: Chancellor's International Scholarship by the Doctoral College at the University of Warwick
2015-2016: University of Westminster, UK, Full Fee Award
2014: Top Student (Magna Cum Laude), Criminal Justice Award

Publications

Terry Jeff Odhiambo. 2022. “The Politics of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Kenya.” In the struggle for Democracy in Africa: Elections, Coups and Popular Opinion. Africa Social Research Volume 2, 81-86 https://www.pasiri.org/general-8-34
Sungi, Simeon, Moses Osiro, and Terry Odhiambo. 2022. “M-pesa and Transnational Organised Crime: Causes and Facilitation Factors.” International Journal of Security Studies & Practice 2 (1): null. https://ijssp.ungjournals.org/articles/4
Odek, A., Wakumile, V., Odhiambo, T., & Akinyi, J. G. (2024). Influence of structural and institutional practices on depression among police officers in the National Police Service of Kenya. International Journal of Recent Innovations in Academic Research, 8(1), 80-85. https://www.ijriar.com/Link opens in a new window
Odhiambo, Terry Jeff, and Antony Wando Odek. "Structural and Institutional Challenges of Prosecuting High-Profile Persons in Corruption-Related Cases in Kenya." In Comparative Criminology Across Western and African Perspectives. edited by Sungi, Simeon P., and Nabil Ouassini, 159-178. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2856-3.ch009