Dezso Mate is a Ph.D. candidate at Eötvös Loránd University – Budapest – at Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program – Faculty of Social Sciences. Dezso earned his Master degrees at University of Pécs from Media Studies – Film Theory and Romology. He also gained further study experiences in the Netherlands at Fontys University from Applied Social Sciences Studies. Regarding his work experiences, He was a consultant and mentor of the Open Society Foundations – Community Youth Fellowship Program 2018- 2020, which is focusing on the Romani LGBTIQ people intersectional challenges in public healthcare settings. Between 2015- 2017 he was a Visiting Research Associate at the University of Sussex – Doctoral School Program – Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research. He has had experience since 2013 – 2018 at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences – Center of Social Sciences – Institute for Minority Studies as a Junior Research Fellow. From 2012 – 2016  he was a researcher at  T- Tudok Centre for Knowledge Management and Educational Research Inc. Between 2012- 2013 he worked for the Hungarian Equal Treatment Authority as an expert on discrimination cases. Dezso’s research interests focus on the: Intersections of Romani and LGBTQ Communities, Social resilience and successfulness, Critical Romani Studies, Women, Gender and LGBTIQ rights. Dezso is a Romani social science researcher – gay activist.

CONTACT
mate.dezso1984@gmail.com