I am Ph.D. student in Media Studies at Western University in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies. I hold a BA in Economic Development and International Cooperation from the University of Florence, Italy, and an MA in International Relations at Aarhus University in Denmark. The opportunity of studying and working in different countries has helped me become an interdisciplinary researcher with a flair for languages.
Research:
My doctoral research focuses on the intersect of environmental justice and social movements´ activism in the context of anti-mining campaigns. Other research areas of interest include: environmental communication, framing theory, and decolonial methodologies.
Teaching Experience:
MIT3100 Information in the Public Sphere, third-year Media, Information, and Technology course, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Dr. James Compton, University of Western Ontario, September 2020 to December 2020
MIT3000 Designing and Critiquing Research Methods, third-year Media, Information, and Technology course, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Dr. Melissa Adler, University of Western Ontario, January 2020 to April 2020
MIT2200 Mapping Media and Cultural Theory, second-year Media, Information, and Technology course, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Dr. Alison Hearn, University of Western Ontario, September 2019 to December 2019
MIT2000 Political Economy of Media, second-year Media, Information, and Technology course, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Dr. Paul Aitken, University of Western Ontario, January 2019 to April 2019
MIT1000 The History of Communication, second-year Media, Information, and Technology course, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Dr. Atle Kjosen, University of Western Ontario, September 2018 to December 2018
Research Experience:
2020 - ongoing Graduate Research Assistant
Faculty of Philosophy, Western University. Supervisor: Dr. Benjamin Hill. Project: Community Perspectives on Climate Change
2018 - ongoing Graduate Research Assistant
Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University. Supervisor: Dr. Amanda Grzyb. Project: Surviving Memory in Post War El Salvador
Guest Lectures:
Lectures on Environmental Communication, Activism, and Social Movements
“The Struggle for Water in El Salvador, MIT3901 Getting the message out: Activism and the Mainstream Media, Dr. Amanda Grzyb, October 2019
“Framing Climate Change: Why Does it Matter How We Frame Environment Challenges Today?”, Mediation Speaker Series, March 2019
“The unseen driver behind the migrant caravan: climate change”, MIT3955 Communicating Climate Change, Dr. Amy Freier, November 2018
“Environmental Activism in El Salvador”, MIT3901 Getting the message out: Activism and the Mainstream Media, Dr. Amanda Grzyb, October 2018
“Water Privatization in El Salvador”, MIT 3953 El Salvador: Mining, Agro Toxics and Environmental Crisis Dr. Amanda Grzyb, October 2018
Presentations at Symposia and Conferences:
“Migration and Misinformation: the decline of legitimacy in reporting the Central American Caravan”, Canadian Association of Communication (CAC), University of Western Ontario, London, ON, 2-5 June 2020 (annulled due to COVID-19)
“Indigeneity and Identity in El Salvador: Navigating and Challenging Institutional Spaces”, Doing/Undoing Anthropology Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA), University of Western Ontario, London, ON, 30 May - 2 June 2020 (annulled due to COVID-19)
“Environmental Memories: Remembering as Reparation in Postwar El Salvador”, 56th Annual Congress of the
Canadian Association of Hispanists (CAH), University of Western Ontario, London, ON, 30 May - 1 June 2020 (annulled due to COVID-19)
“Environmental Justice in Latin America: a comparative analysis of current challenges and future prospects”, Mind the Gap: Strengthening Connections in Latin American Studies - Society of Latin American Studies Conferences in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 17-18 April 2020
“Climate Change, the unseen driver of Central American Migration”, 4th International Conference on Climate Change 2020 – (ICCC 2020) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-28 February 2020
“A pioneering platform: strengthening environmental democracy and justice in Latin America and the Caribbean”, 7th International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), Rome, Italy, 4-5 September 2019
“Gentileschi’s hands”, Canadian Association of Italian Studies (CAIS), Orvieto, Italy, 13-16 June 2019
“Mega-dam fever in Latin America: the intersection of indigenous rights and environmental justice in Bolivia and Brazil”, Envirocon, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, 22-23 March 2019
Affiliations:
Centre for Environment and Sustainability University of Western Ontario
Canadian Association of Italian Studies (CAIS)
