I am a results-oriented academic and practitioner navigating humanitarian and development spaces for the past ten years. I believe in building bridges across sectors, languages, and geographies; and using my interpersonal skills to facilitate convivial learning. 

 

Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, I am currently based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Global Development (CGD) at Northumbria University. My research focuses on humanitarian and development systems and livelihood strategies, particularly in relation to the experiences of local volunteers. I have worked in different contexts in the global South, notably Brazil; Tanzania; Uganda; and Burundi, where I conducted my PhD. I strongly believe in collaborative research, and my experience of teamworking includes the Refugee Youth Volunteering Uganda (RYVU), funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC-GCRF); as well as policy-focused initiatives with volunteer-involving organisations, including the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO).

 

As a practitioner, I have worked as advisor for humanitarian diplomacy at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and previously implemented local youth engagement volunteering projects in Brazil. I am also currently volunteering with Macmillan Cancer Support in the UK.

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