Currently, my core research takes place in Africa. Since 2016, at Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, I study baboon (Papio sp.) gene flow and hybridization as a model to understand patterns in early human evolution. As a member of the Paleo-Primate Project lead by Susana Carvalho, we conduct primatological and paleontological fieldwork in the southernmost part of the Great Rift Valley.

In addition, since 2012 I am a research associate at the Center for Intercultural and Indigenous Research (CIIR) studying archaeological heritage and repatriation. Since 2014, I am also a research collaborator at the Millennium Institute for Depression and Personality Research (MIDAP). My experience at CIIR and MIDAP taught me about the importance to conduct interdisciplinary research in order to understand social and biological phenomena.