PUBLICATIONS
Selected academic publications, research reports and policy-oriented work spanning anthropology, gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth participation and humanitarian research.
Academic Publications
Loning, L. (2024). Generation After: Kinship in the aftermath of genocidal sexual violence in Rwanda. PhD dissertation, University of Cape Town.
Loning, L. (2023). The aftermath of gendered violence: Kinship and affect in post-genocide Rwanda. Critique of Anthropology, 43(4), 444- 460.
Loning, L. (2023). Beyond “Born of War”: Children, Youth and Young Adults Conceived in Rape. Global Journal of Medicine & Public Health, Special Issue, Sexual Violence in Fragile Settings: Practice, Policies and Research, July 2023.
Research Reports & Policy Briefs
Decoding technology-facilitated gender-based violence: a reality check from seven countries
Rutgers International · Generation Gender · 2024
A multi-country study exploring the scale and context-specific nature of technology-facilitated gender-based violence, existing prevention and response efforts, and opportunities for action across seven countries.
My role: Led the research process at Rutgers, working with the team of consultants who carried out the research as well as the seven country teams, contributing to the analysis and development of the global report.
Evaluation of Meaningful & Inclusive Youth Participation (MIYP) in Central Operational Research
Rutgers International · Power to You(th) · 2025
An evaluation of the experiences of young people engaged as co-researchers in the Power to You(th)'s programme operational research, exploring what enables meaningful youth participation and how participatory research supports empowerment, research quality and social change.
My role: Led the evaluation at Rutgers, conducting group interviews with young researchers across the Power to You(th) programme, qualitative analysis and developing recommendations for future youth-led and participatory research.
Guiding Principles and Recommendations for Effective Lived Experience Youth Engagement Practice
Global Mental Health Action Network · UNICEF · 2023
A collaborative resource setting out principles and practical recommendations for meaningfully engaging young people with lived experience in mental health policy, programming and decision-making.
My role: Contributed to the development of the resource as co-chair of the Global Mental Health Action Network’s Child & Youth Working Group, representing UNICEF.
Financing Child, Adolescent and Young People’s Mental Health
Global Mental Health Action Network · UNICEF · 2022
A global briefing examining the significant underinvestment in child, adolescent and young people’s mental health, what increased investment could achieve, and priorities for improving mental health financing.
My role: Contributed to the development of the resource as co-chair of the Global Mental Health Action Network’s Child & Youth Working Group, representing UNICEF.
Conference Contributions
L. Loning (2024). "I cannot live with the son of those who killed my family": Domestic violence in the aftermath of conflict-related sexual violence. SVRI Forum 2024. Poster Presentation.
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