Staff

Laura joined THET in October 2022. Prior to her role at THET, Laura has worked in philanthropy roles at two NGOs; Mercy Ships UK and The Sparkle Foundation. Laura graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2021 with a BA in International Development and is currently pursuing an online Master’s degree in Global Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh.

She has an interest in Global Health initiatives with a particular focus on the growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases.

Jihoon joined THET in January 2020. He graduated from University College London, where he studied for an MSc in Environment and Sustainable Development in 2019. His studies focussed on WASH in LMICs and climate change adaptation, while his thesis was on incorporating gender inequality considerations into climate change adaptation in Bangladesh.

Previously, Jihoon undertook a research field trip with the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre in Freetown to support communities in informal settlements in disaster risk management.

I have a degree in Biomedical Science and an MSc in Global Health from the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, specialising in communicable disease and global politics. Having worked to strengthen disease reporting mechanisms for childhood illnesses on behalf of PHE, and then as a researcher within the NIHR Global Health Research Unit for NTDs- working to improve disease control strategies in Ethiopia and Sudan- I have a strong interest in how societal factors and upstream determinants can shape the burden of disease.

I’m passionate about tackling health injustice and ensuring that everyone has access to quality and affordable healthcare. As part of this, I’m particularly interested in global health governance and how decision-making processes can be influenced to create positive, sustainable change for the people who need it most.

Naomi joined THET in July 2020. She has worked, and lived, across South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and East Europe in public health, climate change and humanitarian response. She brings a decade of experience in project management and monitoring and evaluation, working at NGOs including WWF, ACTED and Sightsavers, at the UNDP, and international development consulting company IPE Triple Line.

She has an MSc in Disasters, Adaptation and Development from King’s College London and a BA (Hons) in International Development and Sociology. She has a particular interest in technology for development.