PhD Candidate and Integrated Researcher in International Studies at the Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) in the University Institute of Lisbon. Member of the Scientific Committee for Iscte's newest research initiative, the Observatory for Palestine Studies (OPal). PhD research on collaborative knowledge production and decolonization in U.S. academia.

Received a Master of Arts in Sustainable Communities (Distinction) and Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Minor in Anthropology (Dean's List).

Blend my commitment to learning and social change with analytical, administrative, and curation skills.

Up to 3 years experience consulting at an IT services and consultancy startup firm providing market research, reports, and grant proposals for internal and external projects on innovation, accessibility, and empowerment. An additional 8 months as an intern at the world's largest specialist procurement and supply chain consultancy in the Product & Engineering Team working on various custom GPTs, ingestion pipelines for internal knowledge graphs, and AI efficiency communication and training.

9 years of combined experience in education engaging in interdisciplinary and participatory action research and co-coordinating a university academic program, as well as teaching English to 300+ students.

Facilitated 12+ focus groups and workshops in / out of academia on sensitive topics, conflict resolution, decolonizing research, and collaboration across groups, leading to social action plans for community and civic engagement and creative interventions in education.