Ana holds an MSc Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia and an MSc Development Studies from the University of Antwerp. Prior to joining the LSE, she worked as a research assistant at UN-Habitat and as a trainee Programme Assistant at UNESCO.
Ana's research focuses on health-related impacts of climate change. She is especially interested in the impact of mosquito-borne diseases on labour productivity. She received the 2018 LSE-IDB Postgraduate Essay Prize for her paper on climatic and non-climatic determinants of vector-borne diseases under climate change scenarios in Brazil.
Prizes
LACC-IDB Postgraduate Essay Prize 2018
Affiliations
Ana is co-founder of the LSE PhD Women Network. The network aims at fostering exchange, support and mentoring between women PhD students from across disciplines and departments at the LSE. We have been awarded with the Students Union Fund 2019 to support activities throughout the 2019/2020 academic year.
Supervisors
Prof Susana Mourato
Dr Sefi Roth