Dr. Eric Awich Ochen is an Associate Professor and Deputy Principal at CHUSS, Makerere University, with a PhD in Applied Childhood Studies from the University of Huddersfield. He specializes in child protection, gender, and post-conflict development.
Dr. Eric Awich Ochen is an Associate Professor and Deputy Principal at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University. He holds a PhD in Applied Childhood Studies from the University of Huddersfield (UK), an MSc in Development and Project Planning from the University of Bradford, and a BA in Social Work and Social Administration from Makerere University. He has also undertaken postdoctoral training at the Universities of Cambridge and Bradford. His academic interests focus on child protection, gender, youth, and post-conflict recovery, particularly in African contexts.
Dr. Ochen has served in various scholarly and leadership roles, including as a Carnegie CAPREX Fellow and Commonwealth Fellow. He has led or participated in research projects funded by UKRI, UKAid, and NORHED II, among others. He is widely published and serves as an Associate Editor for the Children and Youth Services Review. His work bridges academia and practice, contributing to policy and program development in social work, rights-based development, and social protection.