Julie Fetherston is a doctoral candidate conducting her PhD research in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work (SSESW) at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), where she is also a member of the Centre for Children’s Rights.

Her research is funded by a DfE CAST studentship, co-partnered by QUB and Northern Health and Social Care Trust. Julie’s doctoral thesis examines the harms of conflict-related sexual violence during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with specific investigation of the impacts of this type of CRSV on victim-survivors.

Prior to PhD study, Julie attained her MSc (Distinction) in Psychological Science at QUB, PGCE in Secondary Level Business Education at the University of the West of England (UWE) and BSc in Business and Psychology from the University of Ulster (UU). Outside of teaching, she is experienced in working with children and young people with trauma backgrounds navigating mental and physical health barriers to education.

Conflict, Migration & Social Change Trauma, Mental Health & Recovery