As an Inclusive Education specialist, my role involves research and project management in the field of Disability Inclusive Development, Equity and Access to education and training, as well as poverty reduction. From 2012 to 2018 I was based at the Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL. Selected Grants:2019-2024 Girls' Education South Sudan: ‘The impact of cash transfers on school attendance and retention of… Show more As an Inclusive Education specialist, my role involves research and project management in the field of Disability Inclusive Development, Equity and Access to education and training, as well as poverty reduction. From 2012 to 2018 I was based at the Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL. Selected Grants:2019-2024 Girls' Education South Sudan: ‘The impact of cash transfers on school attendance and retention of girls with disabilities’.2017-2021 Comic Relief grant: ‘Investing in Futures: IE for children with disabilities in Tanzania’.2014-2022 Girls' Education Challenge Fund -DFID: 'Inclusive education strategies for disabled girls in Kenya'. 2015-2018 DFID/ESRC Poverty Alleviation Fund Grant: ‘Bridging the Gap: Examining Disability and Development in Four African Countries (Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia)’. 2013-2016 Australian Development Research Grant: ‘Reviewing approaches to education for children with disability (Papua New Guinea). 2012-2016 Comic Relief Special Initiative Grant: ‘Increasing accessibility for disabled girls and boys to primary education in Sierra Leone, and to understand the challenges and opportunities in post conflict countries’.2012- 2015 GPAF/UK Department for International Development: ‘Promoting the Provision of Inclusive Primary Education for Children with Disabilities in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe’. 2017-2018 Member of the United Nations expert working group for the Inclusive Education chapter of the 2018 Disability and Development Flagship Report. 2013 UNICEF HQ -Fact Sheet on children with disabilities.2012 UNICEF Tanzania, Situational analysis on children with disabilities. 2012 Sight Savers project on Improving educational outcomes for children with disabilities in Kenya. 2012 Exploring disabled people’s barriers to independence in the UK. Show less

Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Ispra site; CRELL - Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning; Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC).• Overall activities of research and project management in the field of Inclusion, Equity and Access to education and training, focused on the Baltic States, South Easter Europe, and Malta.• Carried out analysis of the impact of education and training policies, conducted research towards the development of education and… Show more Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Ispra site; CRELL - Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning; Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC).• Overall activities of research and project management in the field of Inclusion, Equity and Access to education and training, focused on the Baltic States, South Easter Europe, and Malta.• Carried out analysis of the impact of education and training policies, conducted research towards the development of education and training indicators, and supported the European Commission in the monitoring and evaluation of education and training systems.• Set up partner networks on issues related to education and lifelong learning.• Coordinated workshops/conferences on issues related to education and lifelong learning.• Researched indicators and benchmarks in the field of education and lifelong learning.• Support to Directorate General Education and Culture with work on indicators on education and lifelong learning, mainly in inclusive education and special education needs.• Undertook analytical work and writing of research papers.• Commissioned, supervised and managed research studies and contributed to drafting EC publications. Show less

Expert in Inclusive Education, Regional Office for CEE and CISFeasibility Study on the gathering of statistics and indicators on students with disabilities, learning difficulties and disadvantages in the FYR of Macedonia.

Department of Social Protection, Safe Work, Global Programme on Safety, Health and the Environment.I was involved in promoting SOLVE, an interactive education and training programme designed to assist in the development of policy and action to address psychosocial issues at the workplace (e.g. HIV/AIDS, alcohol and drugs, tobacco, violence, stress). The programme was carried out through strategic partnerships with the social partners. My main activities and responsibilities concerned… Show more Department of Social Protection, Safe Work, Global Programme on Safety, Health and the Environment.I was involved in promoting SOLVE, an interactive education and training programme designed to assist in the development of policy and action to address psychosocial issues at the workplace (e.g. HIV/AIDS, alcohol and drugs, tobacco, violence, stress). The programme was carried out through strategic partnerships with the social partners. My main activities and responsibilities concerned teaching, training, and project management. Show less

Studies on Special Educational Needs Statistics and Indicators. Curriculum Access and Equity for students with disabilities, learning difficulties and disadvantages. Studies on Building Social Cohesion through Education.• Conducted qualitative and quantitative analyses, contributed to the design, management and implementation of the programme of activities and statistics and indicators for students with disabilities, learning difficulties and disadvantages and their equitable access to the… Show more Studies on Special Educational Needs Statistics and Indicators. Curriculum Access and Equity for students with disabilities, learning difficulties and disadvantages. Studies on Building Social Cohesion through Education.• Conducted qualitative and quantitative analyses, contributed to the design, management and implementation of the programme of activities and statistics and indicators for students with disabilities, learning difficulties and disadvantages and their equitable access to the curriculum and outcomes on indicators of educational systems, including the development of valid and reliable databases for improved education policy planning. • Carried out analysis of issues of policy relevance in the area of special needs and presented at the CERI Governing Board. Represented the OECD in relevant international fora and delivered presentations and papers. • Drafted and edited papers, in particular for publication. Presented in English and French.• Co-designed and conducted data collection (e.g. questionnaires, instruction manuals, site visits, country case studies) and carried out and coordinated statistical work.• Coordinated meetings, conferences and workshops (e.g. Europe, Japan, USA).• Established and maintained professional collaborative multisectoral partnerships.• Participated in fundraising negotiations and in the preparation of fundraising proposals. Show less

From 1991 to 15/07/2006 European Coordinator - NGO programme 'EURIDICE: Ideas and Proposals of Intervention on Drug Addiction in the Workplace'.Editor - Social-science periodical, Percorsi di Integrazione, which addresses social problems, published by the Cooperativa di Studio e Ricerca Sociale Marcella.Coordinator - Multiplier-Effect Project within the framework of the Leonardo da Vinci programme, ‘Qualifications with Dual Orientation towards Employment and Higher Education… Show more From 1991 to 15/07/2006 European Coordinator - NGO programme 'EURIDICE: Ideas and Proposals of Intervention on Drug Addiction in the Workplace'.Editor - Social-science periodical, Percorsi di Integrazione, which addresses social problems, published by the Cooperativa di Studio e Ricerca Sociale Marcella.Coordinator - Multiplier-Effect Project within the framework of the Leonardo da Vinci programme, ‘Qualifications with Dual Orientation towards Employment and Higher Education. Applying a Pattern of Comparative Investigation across European Countries’.Expert - International Project on Job Integration of Disabled People within the framework of the EU Horizon programme (University and Enterprise Training Partnership). Expert on Social Policy and CAI (Computer Aided Instruction) Methodology.Tutor - Project tutor for a project of the Lombardy Region and the European Social Fund called 'New Methods Sustaining Vocational Training', using Computer Aided Instruction. Show less

Post-16 Education Centre, Policy Studies GroupOverarching activity of research and policy analysis on the research study ‘Convergence and Divergence in the European Education and Training Systems’.

LSE European Institute and LSE HealthContributed to research studies on 'Converging Administrative Systems in Europe'; 'Youth in Europe: Convergence or Divergence?'; and ‘The Socio-Economic Impact of the Alzheimer's Disease on the Informal Care'.