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Kathryn Libal is a Professor and Director of the Human Rights Institute at the University of Connecticut’s School of Social Work. Her work focuses on human rights frameworks in refugee resettlement, asylum processes, and the localization of rights such as housing, healthcare, and food security. She holds leadership roles in interdisciplinary research and policy advocacy.
Her research interests include the intersection of voluntarism and migration policy, governance structures affecting displaced populations, and the application of human rights principles to urban social welfare systems. Recent work examines pandemic responses for marginalized groups and solidarity-based approaches to crises.
Key publications include edited volumes on noncitizen rights, human rights-based social work practice, and critiques of U.S. exceptionalism in human rights implementation. Her articles address refugee resettlement mechanisms, war-related public health crises, and post-recession welfare exclusions.
Libal’s grants and advising are central to her interdisciplinary collaborations, though specific details are not provided. She leads the Human Rights Institute, fostering research partnerships on global justice issues.
