I am a researcher in Social Sciences. I worked in different fields such as resilience, urban sustainability, disaster risk reduction, and recently getting into the areas of policy evaluation, impact analysis and social innovation. Every time I do research I look after creating impact in the societies. With a curious mindset, strong analytical skills and a spirit of social responsibility, I believe research should evidence clear connections with communities, be contextually based and promote innovation.
I like discovering new cultures. I always travel to new countries, get to know different societies, understand other ways of thinking, customs, habits and also be amazed by wonderful natural landscapes.
I also dedicate part of my free time to read post-apocalyptic, dystopian and utopian literature, as it brings lot of light to my research: it provides an image of a world in crisis (or right after), it narrates paths and strategies of people to survive, (re)creates memories and innovates. It touches several spheres that are quite connected to our everyday life. Indeed, reading helps me to ideate new, possible solution to real problems.
Education
I have a Ph.D. in Social Sciences and Humanities (University of Ferrara, Italy), a M.Sc. in regional and environmental policies for local development and sustainability (University of Ferrara, Italy) and a B.A. in International Relations (Catholic University of Córdoba, Argentina). Further, I have done two main exchange programmes in Sweden and South Africa as well as several training courses such as European project management, humanitarian response to conflicts and disasters and agroclimatic risks in Latin America.
Professional Experience
I am currently working as researcher at EFIS Centre, with strong focus on policy analysis, impact assessment, programme evaluation and European project management.
I previously worked at the European Science Foundation and EuroScience. I also did research at the University of Salzburg and the University of Ferrara. Furthermore, I have taught and lectured at graduate and postgraduate level in courses of Anthropology, Sociology as well as seminars on resilience, disaster risk reduction and environmental migration.
Publications
I have written several publications including a book, book chapters, peer-reviewed articles, as well as policy documents and opinion articles. I have also presented research results in diverse national and international conferences, congresses and symposiums.
You can get my book here: Historias sumergidas, perspectivas emergentes. Lucha, éxodo y adaptación tras las inundaciones en Miramar.
International
Dual Argentinean and Italian citizen, I have lived, studied and worked in different countries. Born and grown in Argentina, I spent already more than 10 years in Europe between Italy, Austria and France. My passion to travel along with study and work assignment made me already discover more than 40 countries worldwide. I speak fluent Spanish, Italian and English; intermediate French and Portuguese, and sound German.