Maryinez Lyons

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Title	Dr.
Affiliation	Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London
Email	lyons@iom.int
Mailing Address	P.O. Box 55040 Nairobi Kenya
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 254 2 443436/449335/442922 254 722 345 608 fax: 254 2 449577
Countries of Specialization	Kenya
Research Interests	In recent years I have worked with refugees, migrants and mobile populations addressing the issues of sexual health, behaviours and HIV/AIDS. I am based in Nairobi, Kenya where I am also designing and helping to initiate a number of projects designed to address the needs of refugees and migrants. I continue to keep myself informed and updated on developments with African trypanosomiasis. Previous projects: The history of the issues of ethnicity and identity in the context of Buganda with special reference to the Banyaruanda. A collaborative project with the Institut fur Afrikanstik, University of Cologne, 1998-2000. The social history of sexually transmitted diseases in Uganda; social history of HIV/AIDS in Uganda; HIV/AIDS and Women in Uganda
Teaching Interests	Other Affiliations: (1) HIV/AIDS Consultant, International Organization for Migration (2) Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London (3) Honorary Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, International Organization for Migration
Publications	None on file.
Keywords	migration ; refugees ; mobile population ; sexual health ; HIV/AIDS ; ethnicity ; identity.