Margherita Odasso is a PhD candidate in Demography at the Center for Demographic Studies (CED) in Barcelona. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Bologna and an M.A. in Sociology and Social Research from the University of Trento. Her doctoral research explores the well-being of families separated by international migration. During her PhD, Margherita was Visiting Researcher at Brown University (USA) and at the SMU Tower Center (USA).