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).
Awards & Honors
2024
Best Doctoral Thesis Award 2023/2024, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Göttingen, Germany.
2010
Graduated with honors (láurea acadêmica) in the Social Sciences bachelor’s program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
2007
Merit Scholarship (bolsa mérito), first place in the admission exams for the Social Sciences course, and full scholarship at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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.