Research & Publications

The Questions I Ask

Academic research grounded in demography, sociology, and statistical inquiry — exploring the systems that shape human populations and the people within them.

Quantitative Analysis · UPF · 2020

The Health Consequences of Workers in Healthcare Systems Managing Cov-Sars-19 Outbreaks in Spain

The impact of Covid-19 on mental health amongst healthcare workers while working during a pandemic

A quantitative analysis using primary survey data from the MINDCOVID project (IMIM, Barcelona). Examined anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks, and suicidal ideation among 9,138 healthcare professionals across 19 Spanish hospitals during the initial pandemic wave (May 2020). Findings include that ~34% of participants reported elevated anxiety, over 22% showed signs of early PTSD, and ~8% reported suicidal ideation within the prior 30 days.

Methods: STATA · Multilevel regression · Multivariate analysis · GAD-7 screening scale · PTSD-4 screening scale
Institution: Universitat Pompeu Fabra — Masters in Research in Sociology and Demography
Supervisor: Prof. Pau Baizan, ICREA Research Professor, UPF

Data source: Este estudio se ha realizado utilizando los datos anonimizados cedidos por la Fundació Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques en el marco del Estudio Mind Covid ISCIII FEDER COV20/00711.

Masters Thesis

Sustainable Urban Development: Socio-Ecological Challenges and Barriers in the City

Case of Tromsø and Oslo

A comparative study examining the socio-ecological tensions in Norwegian urban contexts — exploring how structural, institutional, and community-level barriers shape sustainable development outcomes in two contrasting cities.