Dr Alice Damiano
- Position: Lecturer
- Areas of expertise: Ecological Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Decolonising Economics; Intercultural Economics; Behavioural Economics; Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research; Educational Research
- Email: A.Damiano@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 8.145 School of Earth and Environment
- Website: Personal Website | Academia.edu | LinkedIn | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
I joined the University of Leeds in September 2022 as Teaching Fellow in Ecological Economics, then I became Lecturer in March 2025. 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 several years of experience as IT/data warehouse consultant.
I am interested in teaching, knowledge dissemination, and interdisciplinary research on environmental-social issues, with focus on the reasons behind our behaviour towards the environment and on Decolonising perpectives.
Responsibilities
- Library Liaison for the School of Earth and Environment
- Co-Lead of the Life and Land Research Cluster
Research interests
My main research interests are Ecological Economics, Decolonising Economics, Economic Education, and human behaviour towards the Earth.
My preferred approaches are inter-/transdisciplinary and/or inter-/transcultural. I particularly appreciate Decolonising lenses and the questioning of mainstream Western paradigms.
A list of my publications is available on my Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and LinkedIn profiles.
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
- Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Advance HE
Professional memberships
- International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE)
- European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE)
- Canadian Society for Ecological Economics (CANSEE)
Student education
I teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses and field trips on Ecological Economics, Research Methods for Environmental Social Sciences, Sustainable Development, Politics, and Policy, and Socio-Ecological Modelling.
Research groups and institutes
- Economics and Policy for Sustainability
- Environment and Development
- Sustainability Research Institute