2012–2014: Bachelor’s degree in law, Paris 2 University.
2010–2011: Master’s degree in political science:
"International Cooperation and NGOs"
Thesis: “The Legalization, Judicialization, and ‘Cause Lawyering’ of Organizations Supporting Foreigners.”
Director: Thomas RIBÉMONT, University of Paris 13.
2009–2010: First year of a master’s degree in political science:
"International Relations and Exchanges"
Valedictorian.
Thesis: “Al-Qaeda: Are New Forms of Claims and Actions Here to Stay?”
Director: Kamal BAYRAMZADEH, University of Paris 13.
2007–2009: Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Political Science, University of Lyon 2.
2006–2007: First year of the Bachelor’s degree in Sociology at the University of Grenoble 2.
PhD
Field of study for the thesis: political science.
Title: Ideological Homeostasis: Understanding the Stability of Access to Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants in France and the United States (1970–2016).
Institution where the thesis was defended: University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Year of defense: 2019.
Duration of the dissertation: 8 years following the Master’s degree (i.e., 7 years of dissertation work).
Thesis advisor: Patrick HASSENTEUFEL.
Members of the jury:
Virginie GUIRAUDON, National Center for Scientific Research: [Chair].
David AUBIN, Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium): [Rapporteur].
Marc SMYRL, University of Montpellier: [Rapporteur].
Stéphane BAHRAMI, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin.
Lawrence D. BROWN, Columbia University (United States).
Grade: Not issued by the institution where the thesis was defended.
Type of funding: no funding.
Education
2020–2021: Part-time A.T.E.R., University of Montpellier:
Lectures (63 hours, equivalent to tutorial hours):
Environment and Policy, Master's Degree (Year 1).
Great Classics of Sociology, Junior Year.
Tutorials (45 hours):
Great Classics of Sociology, Junior Year.
2019–2020: Full-time A.T.E.R., University of Montpellier:
Lectures (112.5 hours, equivalent to tutorial hours):
Public Policy and Governance, Master’s 1.
Environment and Policy, Master's Degree (Year 1).
Great Classics of Sociology, Junior Year.
Tutorials (83.5 hours):
Political Sociology of Elites, Master's 1.
European Union Politics, Junior Year.
2018–2019: Part-time A.T.E.R., University of Montpellier:
Lectures (49.5 hours, equivalent to tutorial hours):
Great Classics of Sociology, Junior Year.
Tutorials (45 hours):
Great Classics of Sociology, Junior Year.
2012–2015: Part-time doctoral student, University of Paris 13:
Lectures (77 hours, equivalent to tutorial hours):
Political Science, Junior Year.
Migration Policy, Second Year of the Bachelor's Program.
Tutorials (250 hours):
European Integration Policies, Master's 1.
Research Methodology, First Year of the Master's Program.
Political Science, Second Year of the Bachelor's Program.
Preparation for civil service exams, Second Year of the Bachelor's Program.
Public Policy Analysis, First Year of the Bachelor's Program.
Scientific activities
Article currently under review for publication in a peer-reviewed journal
“Parliamentary Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Medical Deserts in France,” Politique et Sociétés (scheduled for publication in spring 2021).
Articles currently under review in peer-reviewed journals
“Is NVivo Useful for a Political Science Dissertation? Reflections on CAQDAS,” Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique (submitted in December 2020).
“Policy Feedback and the Health of Undocumented Migrants in France: Reconciling Historical Institutionalism and Punctured Equilibria,” Gouvernement et Action Publique (submitted in April 2021).
Participation in conferences
(forthcoming) “Parliamentary Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Medical Deserts in France,” International Public Policy Association (Fifth International Conference on Public Policy), July 2021, Barcelona (Spain).
(forthcoming) “Policy Feedback and the Health of Undocumented Migrants in France: Should We Reconcile Historical Institutionalism and the Punctuated Equilibrium Framework?”,International Public Policy Association(Fifth International Conference on Public Policy), July 2021, Barcelona (Spain).
“Policy Feedback, Fluctuating Balances, and French Interest Groups: The Health of Undocumented Migrants at Stake,” a symposium titled “The Health of Migrants: Between Migration Policies and Health Policies,” February 5, 2020, Sciences Po Paris (Interdisciplinary Laboratory for the Evaluation of Public Policies – LIEPP), Paris.
“Interest Groups, Culture, and Access to Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants in France and the United States,” French Sociological Association, August 27–30, 2019, Aix-en-Provence.
(Discussion) Desmond KING and Patrick LE GALÈS (eds.), Reconfiguring European States in Crisis (Oxford University Press, 2017): book presented at the general seminar of CEPEL (Center for Political Studies of Latin Europe – UMR 5112 University of Montpellier/CNRS) entitled “Current Trends in Social Science Research,”June 1, 2018, Montpellier.
“Undocumented Migrants in France: The Socialization of Law,” French Sociological Association, June 29–July 2, 2015, UVSQ, Guyancourt.
“Access to Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants in France and the United States: A New Framework for Cause-Based Coalitions?”, International Symposium on Actors, Cause-Based Coalitions, and the Construction of Public Issues: Approaches and Methods, December 19, 2014, São Paulo Law School, São Paulo (Brazil).
“Screening, Treatment, Vaccination, and Regularization of Undocumented Foreigners in France and the United States: Which Actors, Which Ideas?” Seminar organized by the Health and Precarity Group, June 5, 2014, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris.
“Care Access for Irregular Migrants”at the conference“Brokering Human Security: Access at Times of Heightened Migration Control,”September 2–3, 2013, CERI (Center for International Research – UMR 7050 Sciences Po Paris/CNRS), Paris.
“Being an International Student in France” at the Doctoral Conference atParis 3 University, March 16, 2013, Paris.
Participation in research programs
2015–2018: Research Engineer on the ANR-DFG “RegMedProv” project focusing on access to primary health care in disadvantaged regions (Germany, France, England, and Sweden). Employed part-time for three years by the National Center for Scientific Research.
Organization of scientific events
Co-organizerof the CEPEL (Center for Political Studies of Latin Europe – UMR 5112, University of Montpellier/CNRS)general seminar titled “Current Trends in Social Science Research” from 2018 to 2020 (2 years).
Co-chair, along with Marc SMYRL, of Thematic Section No. 25 at the conference ofthe French Political Science Association, “Health Care Expenditure Control and the Choice of Instruments: A Comparison Among European Union Member States,” July 10–12, 2017, Montpellier.
Dissemination of research
Presentation of my thesis findings to the “Personal and Professional Development” course for third-year political science undergraduates. This project, titled“Migrants: From Exile to Integration,” organized a photography exhibition and a series of presentations by SOS Méditerranée, La Cimade 34, and the Collectif Migrant.e.s Bienvenue 34 (April 5, 2019, at L’Anacrouse in Montpellier).
Presentation of my dissertation findings at the“Six Hours for Care” event, attended by Frédéric Pierru, a health sociologist; Hervé Bokobza, a psychiatrist and founder of the Collectif des 39; and Éric Faverau, a journalist at Libération (March 23, 2019, at La Carmagnole in Montpellier).
Presentation of my dissertation findings atthe “Instant Philo”event organized by the Center for Contemporary Ethics at the Epsylon Laboratory (EA 4556) (January 8, 2019,at the Black Sheep inMontpellier).
Administrative responsibilities
2018–2019:
Maurane CAUBERT: Local Reception of Foreigners.
2019–2020
Lola MARTIN: Municipal policy on school meals.
Abdou Karim GUEYE: The Eco (currency) and Senegal.
Léola GENIEIS: “Me Too,” in English- and French-speaking countries.
Lise ZARCOS: National Cultural Policy under André Malraux.
Julia ROMANO PELONERO: Sports Policy in Occitanie.
Lisa ROURE: Health Care Access Clinics.
Coraline BOUREL: Privatization of the SNCF.
Juliette CONESA: Feminism and Gender Relations.
Lucie KUBIAK: National Policy and the Pink Tax.
Simon THOUZELLIER: National Policy and Video Game Addiction.
Quentin JARNET: Urban Planning and Squats.
Emma LEFÈVRE: “JeSuisUnDesDeux” in Montpellier.
Arthur MARIE: Political Communication in Times of Crisis.
Adam AOUNI: Implementation of T2A.
Nolwenn FOY: Refugee Housing in France.
2020–2021:
Meghan CLÉROT:Sex Education in France.
Other experiences
Running mate on Clothilde OLLIER’s ticket (top of the list) in the 2020 municipal elections in Montpellier.
Alternate candidate in the 2017 legislative elections in the Hérault department, alongside Stéphane Vidal (incumbent).
Training in immigration law at Intercapa Solidarité (2013) and in social security law at Secours populaire français (April 2014).
Volunteer with Médecins du Monde (6 months, 2013), Intercapa Solidarité (2 years, 2012–2013), and Handicap International (2 months, 2008).
Intern at GISTI (3 months, 2011) and at the Center for Human and Women’s Rights (3 months, 2010).
Employee at NGO Conseil for AIDES and Amnesty International (7 months, 2011).
