Laud Nii Adjetey, MIA, BSW

Laud Nii Adjetey, MIA, BSW‘s research centers on the intersections of forced migration, trauma, and social welfare policy, with a particular focus on refugee and asylum populations. His work seeks to understand how trauma, displacement, structural inequities, and migration policies shape long-term integration, access to services, and well-being among forcibly displaced individuals. He is committed to advancing trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and anti-racist policy frameworks that strengthen humanitarian responses and promote equitable outcomes for refugee and migrant communities.

Laud’s research is informed by extensive interdisciplinary experience spanning direct practice, teaching, and applied research across the United States, Germany, and Ghana. His work with the German Red Cross refugee camp, the University of Connecticut School of Law’s Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, the Devereux Foundation, and the University of Connecticut has provided firsthand insight into the complex challenges facing refugees and asylum seekers, including trauma, housing instability, legal barriers, discrimination, and limited access to social services. These experiences have strengthened his commitment to producing research that informs evidence-based policy and improves systems of care for displaced populations.

As a doctoral student at the University of Connecticut, Laud aims to conduct research that bridges humanitarian practice with social work scholarship by developing trauma-informed, equity-centered policies that improve refugee resettlement, asylum systems, and international migration governance. His long-term goal is to influence policy and practice at institutional, national, and global levels while contributing to safer, more inclusive, and sustainable support systems for displaced individuals and communities.

Research Interests:
Forced migration
Trauma-informed social work
Refugee and Asylum policy
Humanitarian response
Anti-racist social welfare systems
Equitable access to services for displaced populations

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