About
I am a social and medical anthropologist specialised in conducting research on eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), female genital modifications, and vector-borne diseases (malaria, dengue). I am an expert in ethnography and qualitative research methods, with a strong interest in research ethics and neurodiversity.
I have extensive experience in collaborating and leading social sciences components on several international and multi-disciplinary projects, and I am currently co-I and work-package lead on the Ethnographic component of ShireVec. NIHR-funded and Malawi-based, ShireVec investigates how a new irrigation scheme in the area, the Shire Valley Transformation Project, affects vector-borne diseases like malaria and schistosomiasis and influences farming practices and kinship bonds among local communities.
Before joining the University of Liverpool, I was a Senior Research Associate at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (2016-2023), where I taught postgraduate courses on qualitative methods and medical anthropology. During the same years, I was a member of the institutional Research Ethics Committee and Chair of the Masters ethics Research Panel (2021-2023). My commitment to professional development in teaching earned me a qualification as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
For my undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications, I studied in Bologna (Italy) and spent a semester as a visiting fellow in Paris (France) before moving to the UK for my doctoral degree.