Her research interests include public health, population, and development studies. Much of her work focuses on contributing to the development of concepts and methods for the spatial assessment of vulnerability and risk in the context of environmental transformation. She has conducted research in limited data settings and gained significant experience in population-based surveys and data analysis in Congo, Senegal, Mauritania, India, and Algeria. Her research is also concerned with decision-making, policy implementation and the provision of spatial decision-support systems in the context of public health, climate change, and post-disaster situations. Previously, she had worked as a researcher and project leader at the University of Salzburg, Austria. She holds a PhD in geography from Aix-Marseille University, France, with a focus on malaria in Dakar, Senegal.”