Janina Jochim

Janina Jochim is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford's Department of Social Policy and Intervention, affiliated with the Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention (CEBI). She contributes to the HEY BABY team and Accelerate Hub led by Lucie Cluver, focusing on policy-relevant research to improve wellbeing for adolescent girls and young women globally.

Her educational background includes:

• Doctorate from University of Oxford (2021), researching school enrollment interruptions for adolescent mothers in South Africa.

Dr. Jochim's research centers on adolescent health, maternal-child wellbeing, and education policy in resource-limited settings. She investigates pre/post-pregnancy risk factors, childcare access impacts, and collaborates with South African policymakers to translate evidence into practice. Her work emphasizes intersectional approaches addressing HIV, mental health, and socioeconomic barriers affecting adolescent mothers.

Analysis of her 15 publications (2017-2022) reveals a dominant focus on South African adolescent mothers (2020-2022), with interdisciplinary exploration of HIV, child development, and education policy. Earlier neuroscience work (2017-2020) demonstrates methodological versatility, while recent outputs show concentrated public health impact through cohort studies and policy evaluations.

She actively engages in grant-funded initiatives including UNICEF-supported 'Package of Care' development for African adolescent mothers and collaboration with the South African Department of Education on learner support policies. Her work operates through the Accelerate Team framework addressing child welfare, health inequalities, and violence prevention across multiple countries.