The aim of my PhD is to examine how student teachers of physics create and negotiate subjectivities in relation to the physics culture both as students and as teachers and to identify how this process reproduces and/or challenges social inequalities. The purpose of this study is to identify teaching practices that enable more students to perceive themselves as prospective successful physicists. This is done through an ethnographical study of how everyday social practices inform student teachers subjectivities. Furthermore, my project traces the student teachers' practices from their education to their work environment, with the intention of bridging the knowledge of how these supposedly separate practices are, in fact, interconnected.

I am a Cultural Analyst with a diverse international work experience in business & marketing and substantial skills in leadership and project management. I worked 6 years in a multinational company both in Brazil and in South Africa. My background grants me a unique approach to creating and leading people-centered change in various types of organizations. I want to work in teams driven to challenge norms and change processes, especially within the area of diversity and inclusion. I am motivated by challenges and building bridges across different people and perspectives.