Research fellow at the Department of Sociology and Business Law, on the project “FOR.WELL - The role of forests for wellbeing improvement: advances from psycho-physiological analysis and technologies”, supervisor prof. Alessandra Landi.
Education
- Phd in Sociology and Social Research, obtained on 05/31/2021 at the Department of Sociology and Business Law, University of Bologna.
- Master Degree in Sociology and Social Work (curriculum Sociology and Social Research), obtained in 2017 at the University of Bologna.
- Bachelor in Political, Social and International Sciences, obtained in 2015 by the University of Bologna.
Research activity
- October 2022 - February 2024: research fellow for the project “The ecological dimension of socio-environmental fragility in Bologna neighborhoods” at the Department of Sociology and Business Law, University of Bologna (supervisor prof. Alessandra Landi).
- February 2023 - ongoing: member of the University of Bologna team for the LIFE Climax PO project "CLIMATE Adaptation for the PO river basin district" (GA n° 101069928, European LIFE Programme).
- October 2022 - ongoing: member of the University of Bologna sociological research team for the H2020 project “i-CHANGE (individual Change of Habits Needed for Green European transition),” (Grant Agreement n° 101037193), HORIZON 2020 (2021-2025) Call H2020-3.5- SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials
- July 2021 – June 2022: research fellow for the project "Bologna post-Covid: l’impatto territoriale della pandemia" at the Department of Sociology and Business Law, University of Bologna (supervisor prof. Marco Castrignanò)
- July 2016 - December 2018: member of the research group for the project "Ricerca-intervento su due aree interne appenniniche italiane" assigned from the Ministry of Education, University and Research (Miur) to Ce.P.Ci.T. (Centro Studi sui Problemi della Città e del Territorio) at the Department of Sociology and Business Law - University of Bologna.
- January 2017 – December 2017: participation to the research project "Cambiamenti politici e sociali della notte urbana nello spazio mediterraneo: opportunità e problemi", funded through the Programme PHC Galilée - Université Franco Italienne (a partnership between Miur – Ministry of Education, University and Research, and Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et du Développement International). University of Bologna and Universitè de Montpellier were the partners of this project.
- September - October 2017: Participation to the research “Le società a partecipazione pubblica come valore per lo sviluppo dell’economia reale sul territorio”, presented on 10/13/2017 in Bologna during the event Notte Rossa 2017.
- May - June 2016: cooperation to a motivational study on health and well-being in four Bologna secondary schools (San Lazzaro di Savena, Calderara di Reno, Bentivoglio and San Giorgio di Piano). The study was part of the MuoviBO project, promoted by UISP (Unione Italiana Sport per Tutti) in collaboration with Ausl Bologna, Municipality of Bologna and University of Bologna.
Education and research periods abroad
- February 15, 2020- March 20, 2020: Visiting Phd Student at the Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University.
- November 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020: Visiting Phd Student at the Institute for Public Knowledge, New York University.
Other scientific activities
- October 13-14, 2021: member of the Organizing Committee of the "International Conference on the multidimensional housing deprivation - Local dynamics of inequality, policies and challenges for the future", hosted by the Department of Sociology and Business Law, University of Bologna. Scientific supervisor: prof. Maurizio Bergamaschi.
- January 27-29, 2021: member of the Organizing Committee, together with the Board of the European Sociological Association - RN37 Urban Sociology, for the Conference "Urban Theory and Urban Praxis: Past, Present and Possible Futures", hosted by the Department of Sociology and Business Law, University of Bologna.
- September 28, 2018: member of the Organizing Committee of the Conference "40 anni di Sociologia urbana e rurale: un laboratorio permanente della disciplina. Giornata di studi in onore di Angelo Detragiache e Paolo Guidicini", hosted by the Department of Sociology and Business Law, University of Bologna.
- Since 2018: member of the Research Network 37 - Urban Sociology of the European Sociological Association.
- Since May 2016: Collaboration to the “Datti una mossa!” initiative, promoted by Ausl Bologna in collaboration with Municipality of Bologna and University of Bologna, to promote healthy lifestiles among citizens.
Presentations and panels
- September 15, 2023: XIV Conference of Environmental Sociology, "Crisi e complessità", Syracuse, Italy.
Presentation titled "Mitigazione, accessibilità e servizi territoriali: il caso studio di Bologna", with Marco Castrignanò and Alessandra Landi.
- January 12, 2023: Conference "I luoghi del vivere quotidiano. Accessibilità, accoglienza, ambiente, anima" - Territory Section of the Italian Sociological Association, Milan.
Presentation titled "Bologna 'città dei 15 minuti'?", with Alessandra Landi.
- October 20, 2022: Multidisciplinary International Conference "GAIA. People on a Journey. Environment, territories, hospitality and food cultures" - VII Unicart.
Presentation "Ecotourism in the inner areas as an anti-crisis proposal", con Matteo Lupoli.
- October 17, 2022: Conference on "Social Dynamics in the post-Covid Age. Inequalities, integration, migration in regional, urban and rural context" - Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest.
Intervento dal titolo "Sustainable tourism in the inner areas during the pandemic period. The case of the apennine near Bologna", with Matteo Lupoli.
- July 22, 2022: Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions (SSPCR 2022) - Eurac Research, Bolzano.
Presentation titled "Investigating the urban texture. Neighbourhood frame for socio-ecological innovation", with Alessandra Landi.
- June 11, 2022: International Conference "Rebound, Rebuild, and Reinvent for a Sustainable and Equitable Development (3R4SED)" - Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana.
Presentation titled "Sustainable tourism in the inner areas during the pandemic period. The case of the apennine near Bologna", with Matteo Lupoli.
- June 8, 2022: SISEC Conference "Il lavoro della transizione. Tecnologia, politiche ed ecologia del lavoro nel XXI secolo, Bologna.
Poster "Il turismo nell'area interna dell'Appennino Bolognese al tempo del Covid-19", with Matteo Lupoli.
- January 29, 2021: co-chair (with Gabriele Manella) of the session "Theoretical and Methodological challenges for the urban sociology" at the IV Midterm Conference organized by the RN37 - Urban Sociology of European Sociological Association
- January 27, 2021: co-chair (with Gabriele Manella) of the session "Between old urban inequalities and new urban opportunities" at the IV Midterm conference organized by the RN37 - Urban Sociology of European Sociological Association
- June 27-29, 2018: III Mid-Term Conference of the Urban Sociology Research Network (RN 37) - European Sociological Association, Madrid.
Presentation titled "“Free To Move”? The opportunity to access services in two Italian inner areas", with Gabriele Manella.
- March 2-3, 2018: XII convegno sulle aree fragili, Rovigo.
Presentation titled "La mobilità nelle aree fragili. Il caso dell’Appennino Bolognese".
Teaching activity
- A.a. 2023/2024: Adjunct professor for learning module 2 of "Sociology of Territory" course (prof. Gabriele Manella), Department of Statistical Sciences "Paolo Fortunati", University of Bologna.
- A.a. 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019: Teaching tutor for "Sociology of Territory" course (prof. Gabriele Manella), Department of Sociology and Business Law, University of Bologna.
Others
- Since November 2022: member of the Board of Examiners for the course "Methods and Techniques of Social Research", University of Bologna
- Since June 2022: member of the Board of Examiners for the course "Sociology of Communities and Urban Neighbourhoods”, University of Bologna.
- Since January 2021: member of the Editorial Team of "Sociologia urbana e rurale" journal.
- September 2017 – September 2021: member of the Board of Examiners for the course "Environmental Sociology", University of Bologna.
