Qusai Khraisha is a postdoctoral fellow at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. He studies how the effects of protracted displacement are carried across generations and how strengthening intergenerational relationships can support peacebuilding. His research also examines how AI is used in immigration systems and when people should remain in the loop, particularly when assessing evidence related to family relationships.

Qusai holds a PhD in psychology from Trinity College Dublin and a master's in war and psychiatry from King’s College London. He has worked with War Child and served with UNHCR, and has advised teams at organizations including UNICEF, WFP, Save the Children, Médecins Sans Frontières, and International Medical Corps.

He is a recipient of the UK Government’s Chevening Scholarship and the Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant from the Society for Research in Child Development. His work has appeared in journals including Social Science & Medicine, Comprehensive Psychiatry, Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, Child Development, and Research Synthesis Methods. He writes reflections on his work on his blog.