Layan Amouri
Position: Research Assistant School/office: School of Behavioural, Social and Legal SciencesEmail: bGF5YW4uYW1vdXJpO29ydS5zZQ==
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Room: L2613
About Layan Amouri
Layan Amouri holds a Master's degree in Social Work. Since 2022, Layan has been actively engaged in research and currently works as a research assistant for the "PIA Project" within the Psychology Department, focusing on supporting the integration and adjustment processes of newly arrived youth and their parents. Concurrently, she is involved in the Social Work Department, assisting in research on critical perspectives on integration and migration in society. She also supports the evaluation of social work education with the research group Globalization, Migration, and Social Cohesion (GLOMISCO). Additionally, she has provided consultancy for the Vulnerability Team at the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) on youth prevention strategies. Layan has previously worked as a social secretary in social services, conducting assessments for economic assistance within income support, where she helped individuals achieve self-sufficiency.
Research projects
Active projects
Research groups
Publications
Articles, reviews/surveys
- Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Amouri, L. (2024). Unveiling the Unspoken Stories and Experiences of Pre-service and In-service Teachers about Ethnic/Racial Issues: Insights and Directions for Moving Forward. Identity. An International Journal of Theory and Research, 24 (4), 399-409. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Amouri, L. , Altebo Nyathi, S. & Özdemir, M. (2024). Adolescent Migrants in Sweden: Navigating Sense of Belonging, Challenges, and Aspirations. Paper presented at The Marginalized Urban Environments and Social Work, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, August 28-29, 2024. [BibTeX]
- Amouri, L. (2024). Engaging Immigrant Youth: Redefining Integration Strategies for a Resilient Future. Paper presented at Integration Research Futures workshop, Centre for Refugee Studies at York University in collaboration with Institute for Research Into Super Diversity (IRiS), Toronto, Canada, September 26-27, 2024. [BibTeX]
- Amouri, L. , Altebo Nyathi, S. & Özdemir, M. (2024). Navigating Implementation Challenges: Insights from Leaders of the PIA Youth Program for Newly Arrived Adolescents in Sweden. Paper presented at 15th European Society for Prevention Research Conference (EUSPR 2024), Cremona, Italy, September 11-13, 2024. [BibTeX]
- Özdemir, M. , Oppedal, B. , Amouri, L. , Altebo Nyathi, S. & Bayram Özdemir, S. (2024). Preliminary Findings from an ongoing RCT of a Program to Support Adjustment and Development of Recently Arrived Youth. Paper presented at 27th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD 2024), Lisbon, Portugal, June 16–20, 2024. [BibTeX]
- Altebo Nyathi, S. , Amouri, L. , Oppedal, B. & Özdemir, M. (2024). School-based Interventions for Recently Arrived Immigrant and Refugee Youth: A Scoping Review. Paper presented at 15th European Society for Prevention Research Conference (EUSPR 2024), Cremona, Italy, September 11-13, 2024. [BibTeX]
- Bayram Özdemir, S. , Amouri, L. & Özdemir, M. (2024). The Interplay between Individual and Contextual Factors in Fostering Socially Inclusive Behaviors among Early Adolescents in Diverse School Settings. Paper presented at 19th Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA 2024), Limassol, Cyprus, September 25-28, 2024. [BibTeX]
- Amouri, L. & Yasin Abamosa, J. (2024). Turning the tide: Resisting racism against non-European refugees in Nordic countries through counter-narratives of lived experiences. Paper presented at International Symposium on Combating Radicalization, Racism, and Hate Speech Against Immigrants, Arktikum, Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland, May 22–23, 2024. [BibTeX]
- Amouri, L. & Özdemir, M. (2023). Supporting Development and Adjustment of Recently Arrived Youth: PIA Youth Program. Paper presented at The European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR 2023) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 4-6, 2023. [BibTeX]
Other
- Amouri, L. (2024). Navigating betweenship: Identity formation of Syrian adolescents in Sweden. (Routed Magazine) [BibTeX]