I am a Brazilian interdisciplinary social scientist who teaches undergraduate and postgraduate modules on global development, geography, and education at the School of Global Development. Pronouns: They/them

I have been involved in the following research projects:

Beyond Borders: Improving Support, Inclusion, and Sense of Belonging for International Students at UEA. UEA Fellowships for Inclusive Teaching (U-FIT), Principal Investigator, September 2024 - August 2025

Lifting Barriers: Educated boys for gender equality [scoping study]. Global Partnerships in Education - Knowledge Innovation Exchange (GPE-KIX). Co-investigator, led by Dr Catherine Jere, June 2024 - July 2025.

I'm also co-editor of the Journal of Adult and Continuing Education.

I have an interdisciplinary background, with a PhD in Sociology from the University of Surrey and a master's degree in Adult Education for Social Change, awarded by a consortium between the University of Glasgow, University of Malta, Tallinn University, and Open University of Cyprus. I also have a bachelor's and teaching degree in Geography from Fluminense Federal University (Brazil) and worked as Geography teacher in Brazil in secondary schools and community education settings for several years before working in academia.

Migration, gender, ethnicity and race, education, childhood

Thi teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students in Geography and Global Development and manages the social media accounts of the School of Global Development, including X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Thi's research interests are in the field of migration, education, social difference, identity, ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, childhood, and participatory and creative methodologies.