Lorenzo Bernabei

PhD student interested in the relationship between technological change and a variety of worker and occupation-level outcomes, focusing on heterogeneities across settings and social groups. I use a theory-driven empirical approach that combines economic and sociological perspectives to address my research questions.  

Research proposal: Unboundling technological change: how technologies shape contemporary social structures, occupations and inequalities

Supervisor: Paolo Barbieri (Unitn)

Anna Caprinali

PhD student interested in gender studies and demography, she uses an interdisciplinary approach to investigate potential inequalities arising from the interaction of gender and sexual orientation in various aspects of life. Her PhD project examines the relationship between sexual identity and educational outcomes, with a focus on heterogeneities and related inequalities.

Research proposal: Diverging trajectories? Educational stratification and life opportunities of LGB adolescents.

Supervisor: Agnese Vitali (Unitn)

International mobility: May-July 2023, visiting period at CED (Centre for Demographic Studies) in Barcelona (Spain) 

Ester Gubert

PhD student intersted in examining people's experiences with accessing and benefitting from social welfare policies, such as long-term care policies for older people, social inclusion policies for people with mental health issues, and policies to combat poverty.

Research proposal:Understanding care trajectories in long-term care for older adults: a local comparison of policies in practice

Supervisor: Cristiano Gori (Unitn)

International mobility: Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK (November 2023-April 2024; February-April 2025), Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University in the Netherlands (October-December 2024).

Valeria Rainero

PhD student interested in Sociology of Religion; Secularization; Science and Religion; Values in Science; (Non-)Religious Bias; Survey Methodology

Research proposal: Investigating the Scientific Controversy on Religious Change: A Perspective on its Scholarship and Academic Production

Supervisor: Ruud Luijkx (Tilburg University)