I conduct research on the governance and forms of protection that are available for people who move across international borders: access to asylum, medical care, political rights, and welfare. I have published extensively in international academic journals in the fields of political science, public health, and sociology. ​​​I am ​currently writing a book on the dilemmas of people who provide social services to migrants and asylum seekers in Greece, Italy, and Spain.

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My work has been featured in international media outlets, including Bloomberg, de Tijd, Deutsche Welle, Euronews, The Guardian, Hankook Ilbo, Kristeligt Dagblad, Radio France International, Politiken, Radio Svizzera Italiana, Tagesspiel, TVP World, and The Washington Post.

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I serve as a reviewer for several academic journals, which can be found on my Web of Science profile. I have also acted as a reviewer for the European Research Council, Starting Grants (2021).

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In addition to my work at the European University Institute, where I did my PhD (2013-2018) and where I currently work (2021-ongoing), I have also worked at the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland as scientific coordinator of the nccr – on the move project (2018-2021), and I have conducted visiting fellowships at Fondazione ISMU, Milan, Italy (2017); Collegio Carlo Alberto and the Forum Internazionale ed Europeo di Ricerche sull'Immigrazione, Turin, Italy (2016-2017); Swiss Forum of Migration and Population Studies at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland (2016); Department of Political Science of McGill University, Canada (2015); and Scottish Centre for Constitutional Change of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (2014). 

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My mentors are Rainer Bauböck, Jelena Dzankic, Jean-Thomas Arrighi, Andrew Geddes, and Martin Ruhs,