Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Socio-economic determinants of poverty, health and education in low and middle-income countries
- Development Studies and Sustainable Development Goals
- Spatial analysis of demographics and socio-economic indicators
- Social Statistics and Multilevel Modelling
- Analysis of household survey data
Research projects
Active projects
Publications
Pagination
Biography
Professional Career
January 2022-present, Senior Research Fellow, WorldPop, University of Southampton, UK.
January 2018-January 2022, Senior Enterprise Fellow, WorldPop, University of Southampton, UK.
January 2013-January 2018, Research Fellow, WorldPop, University of Southampton, UK.
July 2012-December 2012, Research Assistant (Intern), Evaluation Unit, ILO, Geneva, Switzerland.
Qualifications
2012 - Ph.D. (with scholarship) in International Cooperation and Sustainable Development, University of Bologna, Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy.
2010 - Visiting Fellow at Dept. of Social Statistics and Demography, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, United Kingdom.
2008 - Master (Laurea Specialistica) in International and Local Cooperation and Development, University of Bologna, Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy.
Prizes
- Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences Dean's Prize for Outstanding contribution to Enterprise (2021)
- Vice-Chancellor’s Research Impact Award (2018)