CV
Last updated September 2024
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Work & Leadership Experience
Bocconi University
PhD Fellow in Social and Political Science: August 2022 – Present
Affiliate of the Bocconi Lab for European Studies (BLEST)
WZB
Visiting Researcher: September 2024 – November/December 2024
Atlantic Council, GeoEconomics Center
(Non-Resident) Bretton Woods 2.0 Fellow: March 2023 – January 2024
European Institute – LSE
Student Ambassador: Jan. 2021 - Sept. 2021
United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network - Youth Initiative (SDSN Youth)
Senior Advisor (Americas): June 2019 - August 2020
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Transfer Pricing Intern (Atlanta Office): June 2019 - August 2019
Red Light at Emory - An anti-sex trafficking advocacy and action student org that provides mental health resources to survivors in Atlanta, GA
Co-President: May 2018 - April 2019
UN Regional Center of Expertise for Education on Sustainable Development
Steering Committee Member: June 2018 - October 2018
2030 Today
Advisor, Editorial Team: February 2018 - October 2018
The Carter Center
Weekly Student Volunteer: January 2017 - December 2017
Empower Women, Women's Economic Empowerment Arm of UN Women
2017 Mentor: January 2017 - May 2017
Google scholar page
Work & Leadership Experience
Bocconi University
PhD Fellow in Social and Political Science: August 2022 – Present
Affiliate of the Bocconi Lab for European Studies (BLEST)
WZB
Visiting Researcher: September 2024 – November/December 2024
Atlantic Council, GeoEconomics Center
(Non-Resident) Bretton Woods 2.0 Fellow: March 2023 – January 2024
European Institute – LSE
Student Ambassador: Jan. 2021 - Sept. 2021
- Acted as a point of contact for prospective students interested in LSE’s MSc in European and International Public Policy
- Answered applicant questions via email, Zoom, and LinkedIn
United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network - Youth Initiative (SDSN Youth)
Senior Advisor (Americas): June 2019 - August 2020
- Coordinated, supported, and advised the activities of the Network Coordinators for the Amazonia, Andes, Canada, Caribbean, and Mexico Networks
- Developed an annual regional strategy for the networks and regions under the Americas umbrella
- Streamlined partnerships between the global team and regional stakeholders
- Facilitated and coordinated the launch of the SDG Students Program, a global education and training program for the UN Sustainable Development Goals on over 40 university campuses worldwide
- Administrative lead for active SDG Coordinators
- Negotiated between UN SDSN Executives and Vatican officials to have permission to host a side event at World Youth Day 2019 in Panamá. Subsequently co-led SDSN Youth's renewable energy and sustainable innovation workshops at World Youth Day 2019. The event brought together Catholics from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Panamá, and Germany
- SDSN Youth observer to Latin American Parliament session, in partnership with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
- Led, organized, and hosted Emory's #KnowYourGoals Panel and Spirituality & Sustainability Roundtable Discussion. The events brought together student organizations, religious groups, and Atlanta community stakeholders (including representatives from The Carter Center and Positive Arts Movement)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Transfer Pricing Intern (Atlanta Office): June 2019 - August 2019
- Analyzed fair transfer pricing on inter-company transactions for eleven clients, including writing and finalizing pre and post-documentation reports for taxation authorities, including the IRS
- Cleaned and compiled inter-company transaction data for four clients
- Performed debt capacity modeling on a pending foreign acquisition inter-company loan
Red Light at Emory - An anti-sex trafficking advocacy and action student org that provides mental health resources to survivors in Atlanta, GA
Co-President: May 2018 - April 2019
- Oversaw the advocacy, treasury, and secretarial departments for the Fall 2018/Spring 2019 academic year
- Led the advocacy team in organizing and planning Red Light's first annual art show
- Planned and led General Body Meetings (GBMs), recruited new members, and led strategic planning
- Oversaw all advocacy events, led volunteer efforts for a coordinated hygiene drive for our local partner in Atlanta, and supported the Co-Presidents in their planning of GBMs for the Fall 2018 semester
- Scheduled, planned, and organized Emory's hosting of the Positive Arts Movement's RIMSHOT Musical, Red Light's Wonderful Wednesday events, and other advocacy efforts
UN Regional Center of Expertise for Education on Sustainable Development
Steering Committee Member: June 2018 - October 2018
- Emory University representative on the Steering Committee
- Assisted in planning the goals, objectives, and structure for the Youth Network, which encompasses 10 local and regional universities in the Atlanta area
- Volunteered at the Launch Event at the Center for Civil and Human Rights
2030 Today
Advisor, Editorial Team: February 2018 - October 2018
- Led efforts to form the initial 2030 Today team at the 2017 Vatican Youth Symposium, which included negotiations between over fifty stakeholders
- Drafted funding proposals for UN SDSN, the International Youth Foundation, and Rockefeller Foundation
- Coordinated potential partner organizations for episodes on critical SDGs
The Carter Center
Weekly Student Volunteer: January 2017 - December 2017
- Development Office: Helped prepare for donor conferences, emailed donors, submitted paperwork for filing, and updated the Center's Raiser's Edge donor database
- Carter Center Weekend Team: Cataloged Pres. and Mrs. Carter's belongings for charitable auction, updated the Access database, and aided in other preparations for the 2018 Carter Center Weekend
Empower Women, Women's Economic Empowerment Arm of UN Women
2017 Mentor: January 2017 - May 2017
- Held weekly mentoring sessions with a Champion from Japan and a Champion from Canada
- Made contributions to Empower Women's 2017 campaigns
- One of 60 international individual awarded the official designation out of an original 600 applicants
- Organized and led an event at Barrington High School to introduce youth to the concept of women's economic empowerment, its importance when entering the workforce, and the UN SDGs
- Assisted other Global Community Champions in scaling their projects, gaining international attention for their work, and contributing to UN Women's "I Am (Wo)Man Campaign"
Publications
Issue brief. January 2024. Governance reform of the Bretton Woods Institutions. Washington, DC: Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center. Online. <https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/governance-reform-of-the-bretton-woods-institutions/>. Co-authored with Joël Christoph.
Encyclopedia entry. 2024. “Human Trafficking.” In Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, eds. Marciano, Alain and Giovanni Battista Ramello, pp. 1-10. New York, NY: Springer. <https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_808-1>.
Journal article. 2024. “EU Policymaking and Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts: Inferred Policy Preferences from a New Survey.” Journal of Human Trafficking 10 (1): 69-86. <https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2022.2041339>.
Journal article. 2023. "How does public policy impact trafficking victimization?: An exact matching study in the EU." European Journal of Law and Economics 56 (1): 23-68. <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-023-09768-7>.
Issue brief. June 2022. The Marshall Plan and the Belt and Road Initiative: More differences than similarities. Washington, DC: Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center. Online. <https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/the-marshall-plan-and-the-belt-and-road-initiative-more-differences-than-similarities/>.
Op-Ed. "In Defense of Language GERs." The Emory Wheel. December 10, 2020.
Textbook Chapter. September 2019. "The Role of Youth in Achieving the SDGs." Chapter 14 in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Sustainable Food Systems. Springer. Co-authored with Dario Piselli, Siamak Sam Loni, and Kayla Colyard.
Op-Ed. "Place Your Faith in Sustainability Initiatives." The Emory Wheel. September 12, 2018.
Issue brief. January 2024. Governance reform of the Bretton Woods Institutions. Washington, DC: Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center. Online. <https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/governance-reform-of-the-bretton-woods-institutions/>. Co-authored with Joël Christoph.
Encyclopedia entry. 2024. “Human Trafficking.” In Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, eds. Marciano, Alain and Giovanni Battista Ramello, pp. 1-10. New York, NY: Springer. <https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_808-1>.
Journal article. 2024. “EU Policymaking and Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts: Inferred Policy Preferences from a New Survey.” Journal of Human Trafficking 10 (1): 69-86. <https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2022.2041339>.
Journal article. 2023. "How does public policy impact trafficking victimization?: An exact matching study in the EU." European Journal of Law and Economics 56 (1): 23-68. <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-023-09768-7>.
Issue brief. June 2022. The Marshall Plan and the Belt and Road Initiative: More differences than similarities. Washington, DC: Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center. Online. <https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/the-marshall-plan-and-the-belt-and-road-initiative-more-differences-than-similarities/>.
Op-Ed. "In Defense of Language GERs." The Emory Wheel. December 10, 2020.
Textbook Chapter. September 2019. "The Role of Youth in Achieving the SDGs." Chapter 14 in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Sustainable Food Systems. Springer. Co-authored with Dario Piselli, Siamak Sam Loni, and Kayla Colyard.
Op-Ed. "Place Your Faith in Sustainability Initiatives." The Emory Wheel. September 12, 2018.
Service
Reviewer: Journal of Human Trafficking (8) | Publons link
Co-Organizer, Politics & Institutions (P&I) Clinic – September 2023 - June 2024
PhD Student Representative to the Department (in praesentia) – August 2023 - March 2024
Regional Alumni Ambassador (US), European Institute, the LSE – June 2023 - Present
Volunteer interviewer: Ukrainian Global University (UGU) – June 2022 - May 2023
Invited Academic Presentations
2024:
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Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant (TA)
2025
Field Experience
September 2024: Paris, France (OECD Archives)
July 2024: Bonn, Germany (Archiv für Christlich-Demokratische Politik)
April 2024: Washington, DC, USA (IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings)
June 2023: Berlin, Germany (Landesarchiv Berlin)
Languages
English: Native Proficiency
Italian; Latin: Advanced Proficiency
French: Elementary Proficiency
Methods skills
Quantitative analysis (SUR; OLS; Logit; DiD), qualitative analysis, mixed methods, survey experiments, archival research, elite interviews, AI coding
Certifications
Bocconi Excellence in Advanced Teaching (BEAT) – 2024
Reviewer: Journal of Human Trafficking (8) | Publons link
Co-Organizer, Politics & Institutions (P&I) Clinic – September 2023 - June 2024
PhD Student Representative to the Department (in praesentia) – August 2023 - March 2024
Regional Alumni Ambassador (US), European Institute, the LSE – June 2023 - Present
Volunteer interviewer: Ukrainian Global University (UGU) – June 2022 - May 2023
Invited Academic Presentations
2024:
- Presenter – EPSA Annual Conference (Köln, Deutschland)
- Presenter – CIVICA Political Behavior and Institutions Conference (EUI; Fiesole, Italia)
- Presenter/Workshop Participant – Manuscript Development Workshop (Università di Bologna; Bologna, Italia)
- Presenter – Political Behaviour Colloquium (EUI; Fiesole, Italia)
- Presenter/Discussant/Chair – 2024 Datini-ESTER Advanced Seminar (Istituto Datini; Prato, Italia)
- Participant – 2024 Datini Congress (Istituto Datini; Prato, Italia)
- Guest lecturer – 40996: Computational Methods for Social and Political Science (Bocconi University; Milano, Italia)
- Presenter/Workshop Participant – EuroWEPS IX Conference (LSE; London, UK)
- Speaker – Politics & Institutions Clinic (Bocconi University; Milano, Italia)
- Workshop Participant – Workshop on Ongoing Research in Global Governance (EUI; Firenze, Italia)
2024:
- Participant – State of the (European) Union (CIVICA/EUI; Fiesole, Italia)
- Speaker – Reimagining Global Economic Governance: New Ideas to Reform Bretton Woods Institutions (Atlantic Council; Washington, DC)
- Speaker – Governance Reforms of the Bretton Woods Institutions at the World Bank Group and IMF Annual Meetings (Atlantic Council; Marrakech, Morocco)
- Panelist – The Bretton Woods Institutions under Geopolitical Fragmentation (Atlantic Council; Marrakech, Morocco)
- Panelist – Ukrainian Global University Annual Conference (Kyiv School of Economics; virtual)
- Expert Facilitator & Panelist – C20 International Youth Parliament (C20 India Education and Digital Transformation Working Group; virtual)
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant (TA)
2025
- 30528 – Sociology with Prof. Kentikelenis
- 20442 – International Institutions and NGOs with Prof. Kentikelenis
- 20888/20545 – Foundations of Social Sciences – Institutions, Government and Society with Prof. Jugl
- 20613 – International Relations and Politics with Prof. Kavakli
- 30329 – History of Political Institutions with Prof. Fochesato
- 20774 – CIVICA The Future of Europe with Profs. Altomonte and Ballor
- Supervising Master's students' capstone policy projects from across CIVICA universities
- 20613 – International Relations and Politics with Dr. Vignoli
- Gave lectures on international trade, international monetary policy, and the politics of sanctions
- 20673 – Politics of Conflict with Prof. Alrababa’h
Field Experience
September 2024: Paris, France (OECD Archives)
July 2024: Bonn, Germany (Archiv für Christlich-Demokratische Politik)
April 2024: Washington, DC, USA (IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings)
June 2023: Berlin, Germany (Landesarchiv Berlin)
Languages
English: Native Proficiency
Italian; Latin: Advanced Proficiency
French: Elementary Proficiency
Methods skills
Quantitative analysis (SUR; OLS; Logit; DiD), qualitative analysis, mixed methods, survey experiments, archival research, elite interviews, AI coding
Certifications
Bocconi Excellence in Advanced Teaching (BEAT) – 2024
Honors & Awards
LSE European Institute's Award for Best Overall Policy Incubator Performance in the MSc in European and International Public Policy
Università Bocconi PhD Fellowship
Robert W. Woodruff Scholarship
Phi Eta Sigma's Continuing Excellence Scholarship
Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award
Academic Honor Societies
Membership
LSE European Institute's Award for Best Overall Policy Incubator Performance in the MSc in European and International Public Policy
Università Bocconi PhD Fellowship
- Tuition waiver and scholarship stipend
- Approximately €130,000 value
Robert W. Woodruff Scholarship
- Full expenses (tuition, room and board, etc.) paid at Emory University under this four-year merit scholarship awarded based on academic merit and servant-based leadership
- Approximately $250,000 value
Phi Eta Sigma's Continuing Excellence Scholarship
- Emory University's Phi Eta Sigma chapter awards this scholarship to one graduating senior "who best represents passion for learning that is manifested not only in an excellent academic record, but also in leadership in action."
- $500 award
Elizabeth Long Atwood Undergraduate Research Award
- Awarded for Honors Thesis titled "The Effects of Foreign Aid on Clientelism: The Case of the European Recovery Program in Italy"
- Award recipients chosen based on use of the Emory Libraries' collections and research resources and display of critical analysis in research skills
- $750 award
Academic Honor Societies
- Phi Eta Sigma, Pi Sigma Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Sigma Iota
Membership
- Council on Foreign Relations' Young Professionals Briefing Series (since September 2020)