Olivia J Wilkinson

I am an independent research consultant. My research focuses on the humanitarian and development sectors. I am interested in the values shaping these sectors, and I often look at these topics through the lens of secular and religious dynamics.  I work with a largely sociological lens, yet in an interdisciplinary style that has brought me knowledge and experience with a wide range of topics from social and behaviour change communication, to gender studies, refugee response, global health, education in emergencies, and climate change. 

Over the past 10 years or so, I have collaborated with many international multilateral and bilateral organizations, NGOs, university partners, and foundations (for example, UNICEF, UNHCR, WBG, WHO, UNFPA, GIZ, USAID, World Vision, Islamic Relief, ACT Alliance, Oxfam, RedR, Tearfund, Institute of Development Studies, Harvard Divinity School, Leeds University, University College London, Gates Foundation, Hilton Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, Templeton Religions Trust).  I have collaborated with national and local organizations, such as E-CARE and Duyog Marawi in the Philippines, among others. I am also a technical adviser for the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities. 

I have a PhD and Master's in humanitarian action from Trinity College Dublin and Université catholique de Louvain, respectively. My undergraduate degree in Theology and Religious Studies is from the University of Cambridge. I have had visiting affiliations with the University of the Philippines Diliman and Columbia University.