She is doing research in international development with a particular interest in dignity and integral human development. She holds a PhD in international law and economics from Bocconi University in Milan and an Msc in anthropology and development from the London School of Economics. In her research projects she is drawing on her expertise in qualitative methods and ethnography in Africa and Latin America. She has undertaken a major evaluation of the program's community development work in Nnindye, Uganda, and is also studying and assessing educational projects in Uganda.