Yuriy Nesterko

Born 1984, leads the research group “Psychotraumatology and Migration Research” together with Prof. Dr. Heide Glaesmer at the Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology at Leipzig University and is also co-head of the Scientific Department at the Center ÜBERLEBEN in Berlin. He studied psychology at Leipzig University and received his doctorate from the Medical Faculty of Leipzig University in 2016. His work addresses migration and refugee research and the psychological consequences of traumatisation in this context. One focus of his work is research on sexualised wartime violence.