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ABOUT ME

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Energy Economics

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Ecological Economics

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Degrowth

Hanging Flower

WORKING EXPERIENCE

09/2023 - 

AIB Professor in Sustainable Business - University College Cork, Ireland

01/2021 - 08/2023

Senior Lecturer in Economics and

Director of Studies for the BA in Business Economics

Management School - University of Liverpool, UK

01/2017 - 12/2020

Senior Lecturer in Economics and

Departmental Employability Coordinator

Business School - Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

09/2013 - 12/2016

Lecturer in Economics and Director of Studies for the International Master in Business Administrator (IMBA)

Business School - Liverpool Hope University, UK

03/2011 - 08/2013

Post-Doc Research Contract - Joint Research Center (JRC - IPTS) European Commission, Seville, Spain

EDUCATION

2015

Post-Graduate Teaching Certificate

Liverpool Hope University, UK

2006-2010

PhD Economics

University of Bologna, Italy

2006-2007

Master in Ecological Economics and Environmental Management

Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

2003-2005

Master in Economics 

University of Pisa, Italy

2000-2003

University Degree in Economics

University of Pisa, Italy

04/2008 - 12/2008

Research contract - Joint Research Center (JRC - IES) European Commission, Ispra, Italy

01/2009 - 12/2009

Research contract -Department of Agricultural Economics

University of Udine, Italy

01/2010 - 02/2011 

Research contract

Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Italy

BOARD MEMBERSHIP

  • Member of the Peer Review College of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) (March 2022 - December 2025)

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the International Business Festival, UK (2014-2016)

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the International Master in Business Administration, Stella Maris College, India (2014-2016)

  • Member of the Liverpool Ambassador Programme, UK (since 2014)

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK (since 2015)

  • Member of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) steering group – Liverpool Hope University, UK (2015-2016)

  • Member of the scientific committee of the Ajman 4th International Environmental Conference (2016)

  • Member of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Material Technology and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai (2015)

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 EDITORIAL BOARDS

  • ​Editor of Carbon Management Journal (2022-ongoing)

  • Editor of Sustainability Journal (2020-ongoing)

  • Editor of Austin Environmental Science Journal (2017-ongoing)

  • Guest Editor for the Special Issue "Risk and Opportunities of Net Zero Commitments" - Carbon Management Journal (2023)

  • Guest Editor for the Special Issue "Sustainable Energy Efficiency and Use" - Sustainability Journal (2020)​

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ACADEMIC ROLES

  • Director of Studies for the BA programme in Business Economics (2021-2023) (UG, University of Liverpool, UK)

  • Director of Studies for the International Master in Business Administration, Liverpool Hope University, UK (2013-2016)

  • Departmental Employability Coordinator, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (2017-2019)

  • Departmental Coordinator for Students with Special Needs and Teaching Support Plans, Liverpool Hope University, UK (2013-2016)

  • Module leader for

    • Business Relationships and Business Strategies (2023-ongoing) (PG, University College Cork, Ireland)

    • Ethics and Sustainability (2024-ongoing) (PG, University College Cork, Ireland)

    • Microeconomics (2023-ongoing) (UG, University College Cork, Ireland)

    • Environmental Economics and Sustainability Policy (2024-ongoing) (PG, University College Cork, Ireland)

    • International Economy (2023-2024) (UG, University College Cork, Ireland)

    • Ecological Economics (2022-2023) (UG, University of Liverpool, UK)

    • Management Economics (2021-2023) (UG, University of Liverpool, UK)

    • Behavioral Finance (2021-2023) (UG, University of Liverpool, UK)

    • Intermediate Microeconomics (2017-2020) (UG, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

    • International Business and Global Change (2017-2018) (UG, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

    • Firms Behavior Market and Environment (2017-2019) (UG, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

    • Macroeconomics (2013-2016) (UG, Liverpool Hope University, UK)

    • Microeconomics (2013-2016) (UG, Liverpool Hope University, UK)

    • Global Environmental Change (2013-2016) (PG, Liverpool Hope University, UK)

CONSULTANCY ROLES

  • Expert consultant for "Environmental, Technical and Economic Issues related to Coal Treatment and Use" - European Research Executive Agency of the European Commission (2023-2028)

  • Expert consultant for the evaluation of Horizon 2020 and Horizon 2022 projects 

  • Expert consultant for projects related to Sustainable Development Goals - European Commission (2015-2020)

  • Expert consultant for the evaluation of the Paris Region Fellowship Programme - Research Directorate of the Ile-de-France (Paris) (2021-2022)

  • Expert consultant for the evaluation of Domains of Major Interest of the Paris Region - Research Directorate of the Ile-de-France (Paris)  (2021-2022

  • Trained facilitator to run the 2030 SDGs Game

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PRIZES

  • Teaching and Student Experience Excellence Award – University of Liverpool (UK) (2021-2022)

  • Sustainability funds award - University of Liverpool (UK) (2021-2022) (£16,500)

  • Women in Leadership International Programme Award (2019-2020)

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