Doctorate in Social Sciences (Dr. disc. pol.), University of Göttingen, Germany (summa cum laude). Doctoral Thesis: “Migrants from Sudan in Germany and Jordan: Changing Belongings in the Context of Life and Family Histories”. Full scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (2019-2023).
03/2013 – 05/2016
Master’s in Social Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. MA Thesis: “The Disappearance of Alain: Movement and Belonging in the Life of a Migrant from Haiti” (published in Portuguese). Full scholarship from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (2013-2015).
03/2007 – 02/2011
Bachelor’s in International Relations, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Scholarship from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (2008-2010).
03/2007 – 01/2011
Bachelor’s in Social Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (with honors). Full scholarship (2007-2011).
Work & Research Positions
10/2024 – 03/2025
Researcher, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. Project: “Individual and Collective Memories of Slavery and the Slave Trade in Ghana and Brazil”. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
02/2023 – 09/2024
Researcher and Lecturer, University of Göttingen, Germany. Project: “Individual and Collective Memories of Slavery and the Slave Trade in Ghana and Brazil”. Funded by the DFG.
02/ 2022 – 01/2023
Researcher and Lecturer, University of Göttingen, Germany. Project: “Biographies of Migrants from Syria and West Africa in Brazil and in Germany”. Funded by the DFG.
12/2019 – 09/2022
Research Collaborator, University of Göttingen, Germany. Project: “Dynamic Figurations of Refugees, Migrants, and Longtime Residents in Jordan since 1946”. Funded by the DFG.
02/2019 – 01/2022
Scientific Assistant, University of Göttingen, Germany. Project: “Biographies of Migrants from Syria and West Africa in Brazil and in Germany”. Funded by the DFG.
10/2017 – 02/2019
Field and Student Assistant, University of Göttingen, Germany. Project: “The Social Construction of Border Zones in Ceuta and Melilla”. Funded by the DFG.
07/2017 – 09/2017
Researcher, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil. Project: “Pesquisa Divas: National Study of Practices and Prevalence of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B and C among Travestis and Trans Women”. A partnership between the Brazilian Ministry of Health, Johns Hopkins University, and UNESCO.
01/2017 – 02/2017
Academic Advisor and Event Producer, Silicon Valley Institute for Business Innovation, United States.
01/2015 – 06/2017
Researcher, Center for Economic and Social Analysis, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Project: “The Social Construction of Border Zones in Brazil”. Funded by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).
03/2013 – 05/2016
Researcher, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. MA Research Project: “Migrants from Haiti in Southern Brazil”. Funded by the CNPq.
03/2008 – 01/2010
Junior Research Assistant, Center for Strategy and International Relations, Latin American Institute for Advanced Studies, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Project: “Research Network on Peace and Security: Comparing Intelligence Systems”. Funded by the CNPq.