Bartholomew Konechni

Bartholomew Konechni is a PhD Candidate at Sciences Po affiliated with the Centre for Research on Social Inequalities (CRIS). His research focuses on Sociology, Public Health, and Crisis Management, with a particular emphasis on the social and mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is supervised by Ettore Recchi and funded by a Sciences Po PhD contract. Konechni's work explores changing patterns of spatial mobility during crises, the role of unconditional cash transfers in health behaviors, and religious narratives of urban crime in Croydon, London.

• Research Interests: Societal impacts of pandemics, mental health in crisis contexts, religious narratives in crime, spatial mobility, and public health policy.
• Publications: Contributions to journals such as Demography, SocArXiv Papers, and European Sociologist, along with book reviews and conference presentations.
• Conferences: Presentations at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, IMISCOE annual conference, and European Sociological Association.
• Collaborations: Work with researchers like Zachary Van Winkle and Linda Haapajärvi on topics such as widowhood and state failure in urban settings.