CV
Education
- PhD in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, 2026
- Thesis on how online media environments and residential neighbourhoods shape political attitudes in the UK.
- Viva: 31 March 2026. Examiners: Prof. Peter Thisted Dinesen (University of Copenhagen) and Prof. Özlem Atikcan (University of Warwick). Outcome: pass with no corrections.
- Supervisors: Prof. Vincenzo Bove and Dr Andreas Murr.
- MSc in Management, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 2020
- 110/110 cum laude (GPA 29.5/30).
- BSc in Business with Computer Science, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 2018
Current position
- May 2024 – present: Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Queen Mary University of London
- Horizon Europe project DEMETRA on deliberative policy-making for sustainable food systems (PI: Prof. Maria Grasso). A seven-country, eleven-institution consortium.
- Consortium-wide coordination; ethics governance and central ethics-approval lead across partners; project planning documents (ethics, data management, communication, dissemination & exploitation); European Commission reporting; qualitative field research; policy briefs and outreach.
Earlier academic experience
- Oct 2023 – Apr 2024: Research Associate
- Queen Mary University of London
- ESRC project “The Impact of Political Humour on Political Attitudes and Behaviours” (PI: Prof. Maria Grasso). Co-designed one survey and three pre-registered survey experiments, from ethics application to fielding and analysis.
- Jul – Dec 2022: Research Associate (UK Home Office advisory)
- University of Warwick
- ESRC project “Terror, Attitudes, and Wellbeing” (PI: Prof. Vincenzo Bove). Quantified the impact of terrorism on London public transport; built the project’s geospatial layer in Python.
- Sep 2021 – Sep 2023: Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant
- University of Warwick
- Sole tutor (under the module leader) for Introduction to Quantitative Political Analysis (BSc Politics) in 2021–22; seminars and computer classes for Quantitative Political Analysis I and II.
- May – Nov 2019: Research Assistant
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
- Quantitative and qualitative work on a Banca IFIS–commissioned study of SME competitive strategy.
Visiting positions
- University of Amsterdam (2024)
- King’s College London (2024)
- University of Gothenburg (2023), EUTOPIA Visiting PhD
Publications and working papers
Refereed journal articles
- Co-author. “Polarising punchlines: The influence of intergroup humour on partisan affective polarisation.” Revise and resubmit, Political Studies.
In preparation
- Sole-authored. “Downloading polarisation: Online information consumption and political affective polarisation in the UK.” Target submission: summer 2026.
- Sole-authored. “Good neighbours? Neighbourhood segregation and attitudes toward immigration in the UK.” Target submission: summer 2026.
- Lead author. “Breaking the ice: The impact of humorous communication on climate change attitudes and political participation.” ESRC humour project.
- Co-author. “‘OK Boomer’: The influence of humour on intergenerational hostility and polarisation.” ESRC humour project.
- Lead author. “Ecological and economic cost of terror: The impact of terrorist attacks on London commuting patterns.”
Policy briefs and data deposits
- Two DEMETRA project policy briefs (co-developed with the consortium; addressed to European Commission, national and local policymakers, municipalities, and practitioners).
- Four datasets from the ESRC humour project deposited on the UK Data Service ReShare repository.
Selected presentations
- “Breaking the ice…” — MPSA Annual Conference, Chicago (2024); PSA Annual Conference, Glasgow (2024); Politics and Society Workshop, QMUL (2026).
- “Media consumption and affective polarisation” — SISP, Genoa (2023); EPOP, Newcastle (2022); ECPR, Innsbruck (2022).
- “Segregation and anti-immigration attitudes” — SISP, Genoa (2023); EPOP, Southampton (2023).
Service and organising
- Lead organiser, DEMETRA consortium meeting (QMUL, 2024) and the DEMETRA × DESPO ERC Politics and Society Workshop (QMUL, 2026).
- Organising committee and chair, international conference “Terrorism, Public Attitudes and Individual Well-being” (Warwick, 2022).
- Co-founder and co-chair, Quantitative Solutions & Networking Series (Warwick, 2022); co-chair, CRIPS graduate working group (Warwick, 2020–21).
Awards and scholarships
- PhD scholarship (full fees and stipend), University of Warwick (2020–2024).
- EUTOPIA Visiting PhD scholarship, University of Gothenburg (2022).
- AutoScout24 prize for BSc dissertation with full marks (top 1%), 2018.
Skills
- Methods: causal inference; panel-data analysis; instrumental variables; survey design and pre-registered survey experiments; geospatial analysis; segregation indices.
- Tools: R, Stata, Python, SQL, LaTeX, Git.
- Languages: Italian (native), German (native), English (C2), Dutch (C1), Spanish (B2), French (B1).
