I have been researching a variety of social aspects since I was an undergraduate student because I strongly believe that research is a crucial tool if we wish to create a better world.
As a graduate of political science, sociology, and psychology degrees I place great importance on interdisciplinary research. As a result, I am interested in exploring a variety of social phenomena related to disadvantage. My focus is on economic, gender, and political disadvantages. I employ a variaty of quantitative methods to investigate both the sources and consequences of disadvantage in life outcomes. In my Ph.D. dissertation, I propose a reconceptualization of single parenthood pointing to the diversity of this group and exploring its sources and its consequences on poverty, inequality, and social policy.
At CED, I am part of the ERC project SINGLE: Undestending the Demography and Stratification of Singlehood across Europe, led by Ariane Ophir.
During my PhD, I collaborated on the ERC-funded project "ExpPov: The Experience of Poverty in the Post-Industrial Economy" led by Zachary Parolin, with the aim of understanding and measuring the sources and consequences of poverty and social inequality in high-income countries.
Before my PhD, I collaborated with the Institut für Soziologie at Freie Universität Berlin, and especially with Swen Hutter, Professor in Political Sociology at Freie Universität Berlin. Together, we were interested in why some people engage in political participation, and others do not, both from individual perspectives (demand side) as well as from a political party mobilization perspective (supply side).
For more information about myself, as well as my past experience you can take a look at my CV.