Jeffrey Ansloos is a researcher, educator and policy advisor in the areas of youth engagement, violence prevention, migration, mental health, and Indigenous and human rights. Jeffrey is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Human and Social Development and a Fellow of the Centre for Youth and Society at the University of Victoria. Jeffrey is a graduate of University of Manitoba, Fuller Graduate Schools, and Trinity Western University, holding a BA in Religion, an MA in Refugee Mental Health, an MA in Theology and Ethics, and a PhD in Clinical and Community Psychology. Jeffrey has published in the areas of Iraqi and Palestinian refugee mental health, Indigenous transitional justice processes, and Canadian juvenile justice reform. His current work focuses on: practice and policy innovations in youth violence prevention, Indigenous and refugee youth engagement, and peace-building processes at the intersections of identity-based community conflicts. Jeffrey has served in a variety of capacities including as a youth worker, community organizer, project developer with a number of organizations including UNICEF, UNHCR and UNDP
