Curriculum Vitae

Education, degrees and diplomas

PhD. in Sociology (1999-2006) at the University of Bucharest, with a thesis on “The contribution of spiritual manifestations to the achievement of community stability”
Master Degree (1998-1999) in “Community and Culture”, University of Bucharest, Department of Sociology
B.A. in Sociology (1994-1998), University of Bucharest, Department of Sociology

Additional training

The 2nd E.C.P.R. Winter School in Methods and Techniques (University of Vienna, Austria 17th - 22nd February 2013)Software Course: Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis with Atlas.ti

Postdoctoral documentation/research stages abroad

Mass Observation Archive, The Keep, University of Sussex, U.K. (October 2018)
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, visiting research fellow (Jun-Jul 2017)
Mass Observation Archive, University of Sussex, U.K. (May-Jun 2013)
Mass Observation Archive, University of Sussex, U.K. (Jun-Jul 2012)

Professional experience, former employers

3rd degree research fellow with the Institute of Sociology (INSOC), Romanian Academy of Science, since 2005.

Member of the Ethics committee of the Institute of Sociology since 2022
Member of the Institute of Sociology Scientific Council since 2002
Program coordinator since 2011
Coordinator of the Laboratory of „Applied Qualitative Methodology” of the Institute of Sociology since 2011
Previous positions: research fellow (2001-2005); assistant researcher (1998-2001)
Research fields: sociology of celebration, sociology of emotions, life history and biographical research, qualitative research

Associate professor – University of Bucharest, Department of Sociology (2002-2006).

Lectures: “General sociology” (2002-2006), “Methods and techniques of social research” (2002/2003)

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