Valentina Cattivelli

/ Professor of European project management /

Valentina Cattivelli, PhD. Regional economist, professor of European project management and experts in European funds. She studies rural development and its interactions with nearby urban areas, with a focus on transformations and territorial disparities. Her research covers topics such as food charity, social innovation, urban agriculture. She is also interested in the evolution of strategic and spatial planning, particularly in relation to the urban–rural divide and medium-sized cities.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6286-5980

/ People /

Anna Siri

/ Associate Professor /

Anna Siri, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Sociology and co-director of the UNESCO Chair in “Anthropology of Health, Biosphere, and Healing Systems”. She is an expert in evaluative research, methods and techniques of social research and has been studying the interconnections between gender, social vulnerability and health inequalities for years. She also investigates the educational value of cultural heritage and its impact on individual and social well-being, developing tools to assess its impact and exploring technologies for accessible and inclusive heritage. Anna coordinates several research projects funded by the MSCA, H2020 and EACEA programs and was awarded the European Commission’s Seal of Excellence in 2021 for the GENIE proposal under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie H2020 call.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1305-4126

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Anna Rinaldin

/ Full Professor /

Anna Rinaldin is Full Professor of Italian Linguistics at the Pegaso University. In the same university she was Associate Professor, after having held the role of Researcher at the University of Rijeka.

Her research interests focus on lexicology and lexicography, 19th century linguistic history, author’s archives, Venetian vernaculars and dialects (in Italy and outside Italy), Italian teaching (L1 and L2; lexicon; linguistic varieties; norm and use).

She was part of the University Project Artificial Creativity: Perceptions and Practices on the Use of AI in Artistic and Cultural Production.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2652-9319

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Gilda Policastro

/ Associate Professor /

Gilda Policastro is Associate Professor of Italian Literature at Pegaso Digital University. Her interests range from theoretical studies on avant-garde movements to contemporary poetry. She teaches courses for the creative writing schools “Molly Bloom” and “Holden, contributes to ‘TuttoLibri’ of “La Stampa,” is editor of the website “Le parole e le cose” and of “Snaporaz.” Among her most recent essays: L’ultima poesia: scritture anomale e mutazioni di genere dal secondo Novecento a oggi (Mimesis, 2021). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6745-140X

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Alessandra Micalizzi

/ P.I. - Associate Professor /

Alessandra Micalizzi is a psychologist, a sociologist and Associate Professor in Sociology, Culture and Communication. She leads research on media, culture, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on creative industries; on gender studies applied to cultural industries. She coordinates the PhD program in Digital Humanities at Pegaso Online University and directs the university’s DH Research Center, promoting interdisciplinary approaches to culture and technology.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6467-3023