Research
peer-reviewed papers
Chynoweth SK, Onyango M, Gallagher M, Casey SE. (2021) Women and children’s health in conflict: Build on existing efforts. The Lancet. (Correspondence)
Touquet H, Chynoweth SK, Martin S, Reis C, Myrttinen H, Schulz P, Turner L, Duriesmith D. (2021). From ‘It rarely happens’ to ‘It’s worse for men’: Dispelling misconceptions about sexual violence against men and boys in conflict and displacement. Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, 2(3).
Chynoweth SK, Buscher D, Martin S, Zwi AB. (2020). Characteristics and impacts of sexual violence against men and boys in conflict and displacement: a multi-country exploratory study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Chynoweth SK, Buscher D, Martin S, Zwi AB. (2020). A social ecological approach to understanding service utilization barriers among male survivors of sexual violence in three refugee settings: a qualitative exploratory study. Conflict and Health, 14(43).
Heidari S, Onyango M, Chynoweth SK. (2019). Sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian crises at ICPD25+ and beyond: Consolidating gains to ensure access to services for all. Reproductive Health Matters, 27(1).
Chynoweth SK, Martin S. (2019). Ethics and accountability in researching sexual violence against men and boys. Forced Migration Review, 61, 23-25.
Chynoweth SK, Amsalu R, Casey SE, McGinn T. (2018.) Implementing Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Humanitarian Crises. Lancet. (Correspondence)
Chynoweth SK, Zwi AB, Whelan A. (2018). Socializing accountability in humanitarian settings: A proposed framework. World Development, 109, 149-162.
Chynoweth SK. (2018). Caring for male and LGBTI survivors of sexual violence: Learning from local organizations. Forced Migration Review, 57.
Chynoweth SK, Freccero J, Touquet H. (2017). Sexual violence against men and boys in conflict and forced displacement: Implications for the health sector. Reproductive Health Matters, 26(51).
Krause S, Chynoweth SK, Tanabe M. (2017). Sea-change in reproductive health in emergencies: How systemic improvements to address the MISP were achieved. Reproductive Health Matters, 26(51).
Chynoweth SK. (2015). Advancing reproductive health on the humanitarian agenda: The 2012-2014 global review. Conflict and Health, 9(Suppl 1): I1.
Casey SE, Chynoweth SK, Cornier N, Gallagher M, Wheeler E. (2015). Progress and gaps in reproductive health services in three humanitarian settings: A mixed methods study. Conflict and Health, 9(Suppl 1): S3.
Chynoweth SK. (2008). The need for priority reproductive health services in the Iraq crisis. Reproductive Health Matters, 16(31), 93-101.
Assessing Responses to Gender-based Violence in Conflict with Navi Pillay, Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford University, April 2017
book chapters
Chynoweth SK, Patrick E. (2007). Sexual violence during firewood collection: Income-generation as protection in displaced settings. In G. Terry (Ed.), Gender-based violence (pp. 43-55). Oxford: Oxfam, GB.
professional reports
Freccero J, Austin M, Walter C, Montoya AL, Chynoweth SK. (2024). Family and Me 2.0: A new model of foster care for youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation in the San Francisco - Evaluation Report 3. Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley.
Freccero J, Taylor A, Chynoweth SK, DeSilva J. (2022). Family and Me (FAM): A new model of foster care for youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation in the San Francisco. Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley.
Chynoweth SK, Martin S, Hickling C. (2021). Learnings from Pilot Projects in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Italy/Bulgaria: Addressing Sexual Violence against Men, Boys, and LGBTQ+ Refugees. Women’s Refugee Commission.
Chynoweth SK (2020). Sexual violence against men and boys in conflict and displacement: Findings from a qualitative study in Bangladesh, Italy, and Kenya. Synthesis report. Women’s Refugee Commission.
Chynoweth SK (2019). “We have a broken heart”: Sexual violence against refugees in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya. Women’s Refugee Commission.
Chynoweth SK (2019). “More than one million pains”: Sexual violence against men and boys along the Central Mediterranean Route into Italy. Women’s Refugee Commission.
Chynoweth SK (2018). “It’s happening to our men as well”: Sexual violence against Rohingya men and boys. Women’s Refugee Commission.
Chynoweth SK. (2017). "We keep it in our heart": Sexual violence against men and boys in the Syria crisis. UNHCR.
Vargas J, Chynoweth SK, Wazir G. (2014). An evaluation of reproductive health service provision in Masisi Health Zone, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises.
Vargas J, Chynoweth SK, Dhaliwal S. (2014). An evaluation of reproductive health service provision in Maban County, South Sudan. Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises.
Cavailler P, Beesley M, Chynoweth SK, Guttman-Slater M. (2014). An evaluation of reproductive health service provision among Malian refugees in the Sahel Administrative Region, Burkina Faso. Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises.
Beek K, Chynoweth SK, Hickling C, Watts A, Zwi A, Whelan A, Dawson A. (2013). Stories and strategies - Public health emergencies: Lessons learned from the pilot phase of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program in Crisis and Post-Crisis Settings in the Asia Pacific (SPRINT Initiative). Sydney: Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub.
Chynoweth SK, Williams Prince A. (2009). Progress and gaps: Reproductive health among Iraqi refugee women and youth in Jordan. New York: Women’s Refugee Commission.
Chynoweth SK, McKenna M. (2007). Iraqi refugee women and youth in Jordan, desperate and alone: Reproductive health findings. New York: Women’s Refugee Commission.
Krause S, Matthews J, Chynoweth SK. (Eds). (2003). From disaster to development: Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium conference proceedings. Brussels, Belgium, October 7-8. New York: RHRC Consortium.
media
2023: Interview with Dr. Sarah Chynoweth - Center for African Justice, Peace and Human Rights
2020: COVID-19 and refugees in Asia: A crisis waiting to happen - Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Blog
2020: Forced Refugee Returns to Libya Must End - ReliefWeb
2019: Alarm over ‘widespread and repeated’ sexual abuse of refugee men and boys in Libya - UN News
2019: Refugees report brutal and routine sexual violence in Libya - The Guardian
2019: Widespread torture, rape in Libya's refugee camps - DW
2019: Letter to the Editor: Protecting LGBTQ Refugees - New York Times
2017: Male Rape and Sexual Torture in the Syrian War: ‘It is Everywhere' - The Guardian
2017: Letter to the Editor: Gay Refugees in the Mideast - New York Times
2008: Iraqi Women Face Trials, Tribulations in Jordan - Washington Post
2007: What We Owe Iraq's Refugees - Washington Post