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Dr Alice Damiano

Dr Alice Damiano

Profile

I joined the University of Leeds in September 2022, as Teaching Fellow in Ecological Economics. Before joining the University of Leeds I worked as University Teacher in Ecological Economics at the University of Edinburgh.

I have a multidisciplinary background that includes Ecological and Environmental Economics, Statistics, Indigenous Studies, a bit of Humanities, and a few years of experience as IT/data warehouse consultant.

I am interested in teaching, knowledge dissemination, and research on environmental-social issues, and in particular on the reasons behind our behaviour towards the environment.

Responsibilities

  • Library Liaison for the School of Earth and Environment

Research interests

My main research interests are Ecological Economics, Decolonizing Economics and Economic Education, Behavioural Economics, the Anthropocene, and Disastrous Environmental Change. 

My preferred approaches are inter-/transdisciplinary and/or transcultural. I particularly appreciate decolonising lenses and the questioning of mainstream Western paradigms.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

  • Ph.D., Renewable Resources (project in Ecological Economics), McGill University
  • Postgraduate Certificate, Academic Practice, University of Leeds
  • Master's Degree, Intl. Dev., Cooperation & Env. Studies, Env. Econ. & Policy, University of Turin
  • Bachelor's Degree, Statistics, University of Turin

Professional memberships

  • International Society for Ecological Economics
  • European Society for Ecological Economics
  • Canadian Society for Ecological Economics

Student education

I teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses and field trips on Ecological Economics, Environmental Social Sciences, Research Methods, and Socio-Ecological Modelling.