Laura Giuffrida

WORK EXPERIENCE

• [ 03/04/2024 – Current ] Research fellow - University of Catania 

           "Statistical and spatial econometric analyses in the economic evaluation of non-market goods" - Departmental project “Advancing Environmental Valuation Methods” (ADVAL) with Prof. Giovanni Signorello as scientific leader

• [ 17/02/2020 – 17/06/2020 ] Research grant - CUTGANA University of Catania

           Data collection through systematic literature reviews and statistical surveys.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• [ 30/10/2020 – 30/10/2023 ] PhD - Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Catania 

           Project: "Essay on esxploring social media data and spatial econometric models in non-market valuation" Tutor: Prof.ssa Maria De Salvo, Co-Tutor Prof. Giovanni Signorello

• [ 22/06/2023 ] Certificazione: ICDL - GIS - Specialised Level

• [ 14/12/2021 – 14/12/2021 ] Profession qualification - Qualification to exercise the profession of Doctor of Agronomy and Doctor of Forestry

• [ 01/10/2017 – 31/10/2019 ] Master’s Degree in Safeguarding the Territory, the Environment and the Landscape, University of Catania;

           Degree thesis: “Scaling-up the economic values of Sicilian natural and human-made wetlands”. Final mark: 110/110 and praise.

• [ 01/10/2013 – 01/10/2017 ] Bachelor’s Degree in Planning and Protection of the Territory and the Landscape, University of Catania;

           Degree thesis: “La gestione sostenibile dei deflussi urbani: Rain Garden”. Final mark: 110/110.