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Biography

Economist and expert in migration and public health, focus on the impact of mobility and migration on welfare systems in Europe.

I have over ten years of experience in working with academic institutions, international organisations, research centres and NGOs on policy analysis and coordinating applied research projects. I have worked for institutions based in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain and United States of America.

I hold a Ph.D. in Economics by the University of Siena and I am an active contributor and a peer reviewer for several journals. I have been invited as speaker and guest lecturer on challenges of migration in the EU at different international conferences and Universities.

Think globally, act locally
For three years (2016-2019) I have coordinated the EUI Refugee Initiative, a structured first reception programm for six asylum seekers at EUI. I am an activisti on human rights, working especially with migrants and vulnerable people. As part of ARCI association fo almost fifteen years, I have organised several cultural, political and musical festival and initiatives. 

Languages: Italian, English, Spanish, French (basic) and Serbo-Croation (basic).