Miss Francesca Salvi

Post:	Associate Tutor (International Summer School)
Location:	ESSEX HOUSE PG PIGEON HOLES
Email:	F.Salvi@sussex.ac.uk

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Biography

Francesca Salvi is currently completing her thesis on in-school pregnancy in Mozambique at the University of Sussex, Dept of Education. Her work explores meanings attached to pregnancy as it occurs among young people in education - considering in particular, how these meanings may hinder school enrolment and retention.

Francesca strongly believes in multitasking, hence she grabs every chance of contributing to various issues in international education through, for instance, teaching and offering consultancies.

Role

Francesca is currently a DPhil Researcher in Education at the Centre for International Education. She is also a Teaching Assistant within the Department of Education, and a Tutor for the International Summer School.

Qualifications

*Currently: DPhil candidate (expected to complete Dec 2013) – ESRC Full Scholarship
School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex (UK)/Institute of Education, University of London
Thesis: “In-school pregnancy in Mozambique”
Supervisors: Máiréad Dunne, Felicity Thomas, Peter Aggleton.

*Oct 2006 – Jul 2008 MPhil
Department of International Development, University of Oxford (UK)
Thesis: “Pregnancy as rite of passage: youth negotiations of reproductive health in Maputo, Mozambique” (Distinction)
Supervisor: Soraya Tremayne

*Oct 1999 – Jul 2005 Laurea in Communications (First)
Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia (Italy)/University of Agder, Kristiansand (Norway)
Specialisation: Cultural Sociology
Thesis: “Early Pregnancy: a feminine accomplishment as an obstacle to self-realization” (Distinction) Based on field research carried out in Manaus (Brazil).