Jarrett Davis, MA

Affiliation: Independent Social Researcher

Jarrett Davis has 15 years of experience designing and conducting evidence-based research and programming for children and vulnerable persons who have experienced sexual exploitation and violence. This includes specialist projects on harmful sexual behaviors among children in Cambodia, street-working children in the Philippines, Cambodia, and Thailand, as well as children and young people who trade sex in a range of nations. Most of his work has developed in post-colonial settings, often at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality. These perspectives guide his work, placing the lived experiences of children and vulnerable people at the forefront of research outcomes. Jarrett prioritises community inclusion and data accessibility to enable better dialogue between the worlds of programming and policy. While currently based in the Bronx, New York, he has lived and worked extensively in Southeast Asia for more than a decade. More info and recent publications available at: www.jarrettdavis.org.

Research Interests:

• Exploitation and violence involving boys & young men

• Exploitation and violence involving SOGIE Diverse individuals

• Child-participation in research

• Trauma-informed research methodologies

• Applied polyvagal theory

• Human-centered design

• Participant-action research

• Respondent driven research approaches