Team

Françoise Duroch

Head of the research unit on humanitarian stakes and practices

Françoise Duroch holds a PhD in Social Sciences from University Lyon 2 and two Master’s degrees (in History, Law and Human Rights from the University Pierre Mendès France in Grenoble, and in Educational Sciences from Lyon 2). Françoise Duroch started working in the field in 1995 in Bosnia, Kenya and Nigeria, amongst others. She spent over 15 years researching gender-based violence before occupying various positions such as Project Coordinator, Research Coordinator and Project Manager. She was also a lecturer in a master’s course at the University of Geneva and a consultant for various international organizations. After working on informed consent and the issue of sexual harassment and abuse, she now heads the UREPH since 2018.

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Maelle L’Homme

Researcher

Maelle L’Homme holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a Master’s degree in public affairs from Sciences Po in Paris, as well as an MSc in Health, Population and Society from the London School of Economics. After several years’ experience working as health promotion manager and project coordinator with MSF in a variety of contexts (Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Yemen, Sudan), Maelle contributed to the Covid-19 preparedness and response in Tanzania and helped manage a hospital with surgical capacity in South Sudan. She joined the UREPH as Junior Researcher in 2021 to contribute to research around health and ethical issues.

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Melissa McRae

Senior researcher

Melissa is an Australian doctor, dual trained in Emergency Medicine and Public Health. She has worked in the humanitarian sphere for the last 15 years, beginning as a doctor with MSF in 2005 in South Sudan. She has balanced clinical and public health work across the government, non-government and humanitarian sectors gaining experience in Australia, Afghanistan, Kenya, Uganda, Haiti, Greece, Nigeria, DRC, Burundi, Philippines, Sierra Leone and Yemen, predominately with the Red Cross and MSF. Most recently, Melissa held the position of deputy, then Medical Director in MSF OCA. She joined the UREPH in 2021 to support research around medical ethics.