Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Ludovica Gambaro

Education

• 2005: Laurea in Economics, University Bocconi, Milan, Italy (Bachelor of Science)
• 2005-2007: Master in Public Administration (MPA), London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

• 2007–2012: PhD in Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Doctoral thesis: “Why are childcare workers low paid? An analysis of pay in the UK childcare sector, 1994-2008”

Professional Background

• 2011–2013: Research officer at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
• 2013–2016: Research officer at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, University College London (UCL)
• 2016–2020: Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellow/Postdoctoral research associate in the department “Education and Family”, German Institute of Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Berlin, Germany
• 2018: Visiting researcher, Graduate Center, City University New York (CUNY), New York, USA
• 2020–2022: Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Tübingen, Germany
• Since 2022: Senior Researcher at the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), Wiesbaden, Germany

Reviewing Activities

• Journals: Advances in Life Course Research, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Early Years, Economics of Education Review, Economics of the Household, Education Economics, European Sociological Review, Feminist Economics, Housing Studies, Journal of European Social Policy, Journal of Families Studies, Journal of Family Research, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Refugee Studies, Journal of Social Policy, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, Population Space and Place, Social Inclusion, Social Policy & Administration, Social Politics

Memberships and Activities in Scientific Associations

• Since 2013: Member, Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS)
• 2016-2019: Member, executive committee, Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS)
• Since 2016: Senior Honorary Research Associate, Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL
• Since 2016: Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
• 2013-2016: Member, College for Interdisciplinary Educational Research (CIDER)
• Since 2022: Member of the executive committe of the Society for Longitudinal and Life Source Studies (SLLS)

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