My approach to work is grounded in a simple yet radical idea: knowledge becomes transformative only when it is situated, participatory and relational. Over the years, across research, activism and politics, I have developed a method that brings together academic rigour, ethics of care and active listening to marginalised perspectives and experiences.
I do not believe in detached or neutral approaches. For me, every project is first and foremost a human encounter: an opportunity for exchange and the co-production of meaning.
Developed and grounded through fieldwork in Italy, Morocco and the Netherlands, my sociological training began in London and has since given me analytical and practical tools for reading the world through a critical, intersectional lens.
My academic path has taught me not only how to undertake theoretical research, but also how to translate theory into practice, supported by solid experience in data collection and analysis.
I am a qualitative researcher specialising in ethnography, interviews, focus groups. feminist participatory methodologies.
I am a qualitative researcher specialising
in
ethnography, interviews, focus groups.
feminist participatory methodologies.
I choose the most appropriate tools for each project based not only on the research question, but also on the people involved, recognising the knowledge that emerges from lived experience. I often combine interviews and focus groups with arts-based and creative methods – such as emotional mapping, drawing, photovoice and photo elicitation – or with mobile methods, including participatory walks and walk-along interviews. These approaches create space for experiences and perceptions that more traditional tools may struggle to capture.
I experiment, adapt and learn, cultivating an exploratory attitude and an enduring curiosity about new methods. Beyond methodology, my research interests include gender and migration, spatial justice, ethics of care, responsibility in research practice, feminist methodologies, and the politics of knowledge production, though my work is not limited to these fields.
I use SPSS, NVivo and Excel to analyse and organise the data I collect, bringing qualitative and quantitative tools together within an integrated approach. I have designed and developed research projects both independently and as part of teams, from formulating the initial research questions to sharing findings through reports, publications and action-oriented materials.
Alongside academic and participatory research, I also conduct applied research on civic space, democratic rights and participation. I treat every stage of my work as an opportunity to combine methodological rigour with relational sensitivity, so that data do not remain merely numbers or words, but become accessible, well-grounded knowledge capable of informing advocacy, policymaking and public debate.
In everything I do, I am guided by ethics of reciprocity, relational care, transparency and adaptability. I believe that every research relationship and collaboration should begin by recognising the value of situated knowledge and lived experience. For this reason, I work reflexively and from an explicitly situated position, acknowledging that my presence and personal trajectory inevitably shape every context in which I work.
I continually ask how my presence, words and actions may affect the people I work with and the relationships we build.
My methodology is rooted in feminist thought and begins from the premise that neither impartiality nor absolute truth exists: all knowledge is situated, and every research process is shaped by the presence and the verbal and non-verbal languages of both those who participate and those who conduct it.
I believe in exchange and cross-pollination among forms of knowledge, languages and practices. This is why my projects always develop in dialogue across academia, activism and institutions. I work across diverse and overlapping contexts, moving fluidly from university classrooms to social media, from public assemblies to city squares, and from informal community spaces to institutional meetings.
In each of these settings, I try to bring tools and languages that can connect people, foster awareness and generate change.
My method is never static. It continues to evolve through experience, mistakes and relationships. I see it as a space in the making, where doing research also means learning, questioning oneself and giving back with care.