Researchers
Researchers
Nicola Barban
Nicola Barban is a Professor of Demography at the University of Bologna. His research focuses on quantitative methods in the social sciences, with particular expertise in sociogenomics, life course analysis, migration, and demographic changes.
Saverio Minardi
Saverio Minardi is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Statistical Sciences “Paolo Fortunati” at the University of Bologna. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Trento and is involved in various research projects related to demography, social stratification, and inequalities.
Alex Mas-Sandoval
Alex Mas-Sandoval is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bologna. His work focuses on sociogenomics, population genetics, and the intersection of genetics with social stratification. He has contributed to several studies analyzing the genetic footprint of social stratification in various populations, particularly in the Americas, where socioeconomic and cultural differences have influenced genetic structures over time.
Federica Querin
Federica Querin is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Statistical Sciences “Paolo Fortunati” at the University of Bologna. Her research focuses primarily on the causes and consequences of low fertility in Western countries. She holds a Ph.D. in Demography and Social Policy from Princeton University, as well as a B.A. and M.S. in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University. Throughout her career, she has received several awards, including the prestigious Charles F. Westoff prize in Demography and the Woodrow Wilson Scholars Fellowship. Her research interests span demography, social inequality, and the intersections of family formation and societal outcomes
Gaia Ghirardi
Gaia Ghirardi is a research fellow at the Department of Statistical Sciences “Paolo Fortunati” at the University of Bologna. She is also pursuing her Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. Her research interests are centered around sociogenomics, social stratification, and educational inequalities, with a focus on gene-environment interactions and how these affect educational and health outcomes.
Ines Gil-Torres
Joseph Enguehart
Joseph Enguehard is a PhD candidate in Economics at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) de Lyon and a research fellow at the University of Bologna in the Department of Statistical Sciences “Paolo Fortunati.” His research spans several areas, including political economy, macroeconomic development, and economic history.
Michail Raftakis
Michail Raftakis is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Statistical Sciences “Paolo Fortunati” at the University of Bologna, where he is involved in the ERC-funded GENPOP project. His academic expertise lies in historical demography, focusing on topics such as mortality transitions, cause-specific mortality, and gender discrimination practices in historical contexts. He earned his Ph.D. from Newcastle University in 2019 and has published widely in academic journals, contributing to fields such as population studies and economic history.
Lorenzo Lionello
Riccardo Omenti
Riccardo Omenti is a PhD student working on demographic estimation using limited data sources, genealogical data for demographic research, and Bayesian models for historical fertility estimation.