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Cristina Azaola is an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton, where her research focuses on educational inequalities, specifically educational inclusion and exclusion in deprived urban and rural areas. She employs a broad range of qualitative approaches and has conducted research in various international contexts, with a particular focus on Mexico. Cristina serves as the Director of the MSc Education program and is a member of the Centre for Research on Inclusion Migration in Education. Her current research interests revolve around understanding how social inequalities affect school experiences, life opportunities, and expectations. She is particularly interested in exploring individuals' agency within contexts of social disadvantage to better understand the role of personal achievements. Among her notable projects, she has investigated themes such as school belonging and resilience in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cristina also engages in academic leadership roles, serving as a reviewer for the journal Sinectica and has taken on consulting roles related to socio-educative processes.