Professional profile
Demographer, International Migrations Specialist | Population and Sustainable Development | Enhancement of Human Capital
Graduated in Statistical, Demographic and Social Sciences, she earned a PhD in Demography and Economy of Great Geographical Areas. Her research fields include the relationship between population, environment, and development in Mediterranean countries, the analysis of human mobility and development dynamics, the enhancement of human capital and cultural heritage in societies in transition (Sudan) and science diplomacy. She also held the position of Principal Investigator for the projects “A new Sudan through culture, technology and innovation” (SudanInnovation, 2020-2021) and “Innovation in society: training paths and human capital enhancement in Sudan” (INSO, 2017-2019).
In 2014, as a senior foreign researcher, she won an iPOPs fellowship (Individuals, Populations, Societies) at the “Laboratorie of Excellence” of the National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) in Paris, offered by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and Space.
She has been awarded with research fellowships at “Centre d’Études et de Documentation Économiques, Juridiques et Sociales” (CEDEJ - Khartoum, 2011), INED (Paris, 2013), and has extensive scientific experience in Morocco at Mohammed V - Agdal University.
CNR Disciplinary Fields and Research Management Sectors
- SH7_2 Migration and residential mobility
- SH7_3 Population dynamics: households, family and fertility, Demography, Migration – internal and international, Population geography
MUR Italian Scientific-Disciplinary Sector
- STAT‑03/A Demography
Groups & Labs CNR ISPC
Publications
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Caruso, I., El Abid, G., Greco, S. (2025). Migration et développement dans une perspective de genre. Le cas des femmes migrantes entre le Maroc et l’Italie. In: Hajji, R., El Jamouhi, Y., Azzaoui, M., Stein, C. (eds) Migration, Integration und transnationales Engagement von Eingewanderten und deren Nachkommen aus Marokko. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. Print ISBN978-3-658-47361-7. Online ISBN978-3-658-47362-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-47362-4_4
Naranjo Alcaide, J.C., Meyer, J. B., Greco, S., Abdalla S. A. (2023). Youth, Training and Labor Insertion in Sudan: Lessons from the INSO Project. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 15(1), 45-60. ISSN 2151-0393. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v15i1.4028
Naranjo Alcaide, J.C., Greco, S. (2023). Online Education, International Cooperation and Sustainable Development in Sudan. Social Education Research, 4(2), 209–226. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37256/ser.4220232564