Dr. David Okech
CenHTRO Director & PRIF Project Director
Dr. Okech is Professor at the University of Georgia School of Social Work and founder of the Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (CenHTRO) and the African Programming and Research Initiative to End Slavery (APRIES). Dr. Okech’s research interests are around the use of evidence to inform policies and programs that effectively enhance the overall well-being of human trafficking survivors and reduce trafficking. Dr. Okech Director of the MSW Program between 2013-19 and Director of Global Engagement at the at the UGA School of Social work between 2014-2017. His works have been published in Behavioral Medicine, Social Science and Medicine, International Social Work, and Child and Youth Services among other journals. Prior to become a professor, he worked with vulnerable children and youth in Kenya for more than 7 years. Dr. Okech serves in the research boards of various human trafficking organizations across the globe.
