Dr. Valerie Percival

Associate Director, MA Program

• 5312 Richcraft Hall, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
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Health and Conflict, Gender Analysis, Post Conflict Health Reconstruction, Health Systems, Conflict Analysis

Valerie Percival is an Associate Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. Her current research focuses on the relationship between conflict and health, the impact of violent conflict on civilians, the backlash against gender equality, and health systems in fragile and conflict affected contexts. Prior to joining NPSIA, she held positions at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade as well as the International Crisis Group, where she was director of their Kosovo Office. She also worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Guinea as well as the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). She has provided testimony to the European Parliament, the US Congress, and the Canadian Parliament, has published in The Lancet, The British Medical Journal, International Studies Review, the Journal of Peace Research, Globalization and Health, and Conflict and Health.