Overview
My projects bring together anthropology, healthcare, migration studies, and interdisciplinary collaboration. I work closely with clinicians, biomedical scientists, policymakers, migrants, and NGO partners to produce research that is both theoretically grounded and directly relevant to real‑world challenges.
This page offers a brief overview of current and recent projects across my main research areas.
This page offers a brief overview of current and recent projects across my main research areas.
Current Projects
1. Health, Care & Biotechnologies
SPIRAL: Integrated Interventions to Achieve Durable HIV Control in Diverse Populations2024 - ongoing |
Interdisciplinary project examining what biomedical, clinical, and social components are needed to achieve durable HIV control. I focus on stakeholder perspectives, contextual barriers, and the ethics and equity of global cure strategies.
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Watchful Attendance: Midwife Support during Childbirth2021 - ongoing |
In collaboration with Amsterdam UMC, this project documents the subtle, often invisible forms of support midwives provide during labour and delivery — including the complex judgements involved in acting, or choosing not to act.
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Culture in Care: Safety in the Daily Work of Healthcare Professionals2020 - ongoing |
Ethnographic study of how interdisciplinary healthcare teams experience and enact “safety culture” in their daily work, beyond what guidelines or protocols capture.
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2. Migration, Humanitarianism & Governance
Migrant Humanitarianism in Europe & Beyond2015 - ongoing |
Research on humanitarian assistance for and by migrants and asylum seekers in Italy, Greece, Jordan, Lebanon, and South Korea.
Examines ethics of care, migrant agency, and shifting humanitarian practices. |
3. Transnational Mobilities & Identities
West African Transnational MigrantsLong-term |
Research originating in my PhD work, focused on Senegalese migrants in Italy and their transnational lives, identity attachments, and return trajectories.
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4. Cross-sector & Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Crafting CRISPR Futures2026 |
Interdisciplinary workshop exploring how CRISPR technologies are imagined, regulated, and embedded in social and clinical practices.
Brings together anthropologists, scientists, and technologists to examine the futures being crafted around gene editing. |
Past Projects
Active8 Planet2020-2023 |
EU-funded initiative engaging European youth in sustainability education through interdisciplinary and cross-sector approaches.
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Consultancy & Advisory Projects2008-2014 |
A wide portfolio of research-based assignments, including needs assessments, evaluations, and intergovernmental dialogue facilitation for the European Commission, UN agencies, government bodies, and international NGOs.
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Photo: Giulia Sinatti, Utrecht (Netherlands) 2021