The Global Data Fellows Programme

Eunice Adhiambo Pande is a Programs and Research Coordinator at MIDRIFT HURINET. She specializes in research on violence against children, gender-based violence, and youth involvement in peace and security. Her work integrates data-driven interventions, policy analysis, and advocacy, and spans multi-sectoral collaboration and coordination at both national and global levels. She works closely with stakeholders to strengthen child protection systems both online and offline  with the goal of enhancing the wellbeing of children.

Phil is a former police officer and senior detective with expertise in covert policing, safeguarding and tackling high-harm online offenders. He led national undercover online capabilities, drove innovation on threats like AI, strengthened global partnerships and improved child protection outcomes. Now Director of Impact at the Child Rescue Coalition, he develops child-safety technology and international training. 

Jack Cagney is a PhD student at Emory University and a researcher at the Institute for Health Metrics. His research examines the prevalence, health effects, and burden of gender-based violence and violence against children. 

Carolina is a researcher with training in epidemiology and strong interest in investigating health inequalities as well as understanding the determinants of violence within families. She has been working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at both the International Center for Equity in Health and the Human Development and Violence Research Centre at the University of Pelotas in Brazil. 

Prerna is a licensed advocate in India and a legal academic. A British Council GREAT Scholar, she holds an LLM from the University of Edinburgh, as well as an LLB (Campus Law Centre) and a BA in English Honours (Miranda House) from the University of Delhi. She has clerked for Justice Aniruddha Bose at the Supreme Court of India and has worked as an Academic Fellow and Associate Coordinator at the Centre for Criminology and Victimology, National Law University Delhi.

Sandra is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of the Philippines Manila National Institutes of Health, undertaking research on child abuse and neglect. She is also a Child Protection Specialist at the Philippine General Hospital Child Protection Unit. 

Mark is the Director of Evident, a small Bangkok-based social research company. Since establishing Evident in 2022, he has led numerous projects for clients regarding young people’s online safety, vulnerabilities facing LGBTQ+ people, and the challenges facing boys and men grappling with new forms of masculinity. Mark has a doctoral degree in Psychology and has worked in child protection in Southeast Asia and the Pacific for 18 years. Mark has authored papers in peer-reviewed journals focusing on child sexual abuse and trafficking, with a particular emphasis on boys and LGBTQ+ individuals. He was one of the principal investigators for the 13-country Disrupting Harm study in his previous role with ECPAT International.

Andrea is an associate professor based at the Department of Behavioral Sciences within the University of the Philippines Manila

Dr Anastasia Shuster is a neuroscientist and social psychologist based in London. As the Data and Research Manager for Child Helpline International, she oversees the collection and analysis of child helpline data, and its development into evidence-based advocacy and policymaking, promoting children’s rights and wellbeing.

Stavroula is a psychologist with dedicated frontline and supervisory experience at the The Smile of the Child, a leading NGO in child protection in Greece. There she serves as Helpline Supervisor and Coordinator of their National Centre for Abuse and Exploitation. She holds a Master of Science in Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 

Professor Edgardo Toro Quezada is a poet and social worker, and Head of the School of Social Work at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. His research focuses on social policy, ethics, violence and child sexual abuse and exploitation. He coordinates research forums and serves as Associate Editor of Child Abuse Review.