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Biography
Toa Giroletti is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Social Innovation and Impact at the University of Northampton. She has a bachelor degree in Cooperation and Development and MCs from the University of Pavia (Italy) in Economics, Politics and International Institutions. In 2017 she obtained her Ph.D. in Quantitative Models for Policy Analysis from the Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Piacenza (Italy).
Since her bachelor she has been working in numerous research team at local as well as international level, focusing especially on the design of quantitative, qualitative, as well as mixed methods data collection and data analysis. In particular, she carried out fieldwork for her master thesis in Colombia and contributed to the data collection for the European founded project "Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation CrESSI". Within the institute, her role comprehends the submission of new research proposals, the implementation of all stages of the project, the consequent data analysis, and dissemination. She is currently working on several projects, focusing on social impact.
Research Interests
Toa’s current research interests are focused on the individuals’ perceptions of deprivation and well-being applied to the study of social innovations. Furthermore, she is interested in the data collection of primary data and the methodological issues that arise when individuals’ conditions are investigated using subjective evaluation.
Supervision
Candidate - Le Thanh Tuyen
Measuring Social Impact of Biosphere Reserves for Sustainable Development
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Award Date: 12 May 2017
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Projects
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An evaluation of the Social Impact of the YMCA Under One Roof Project
Paterson-Young, C., Giroletti, T. & Karlidag-Dennis, E.
1/03/20 → 1/09/22
Project: Research › Charitable Funding
Research Output
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Building Better Opportunities: Working Progress (WP) Interim Report for Phase One
Giroletti, T. & Paterson-Young, C., 29 Feb 2020, (Accepted/In press)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Building Better Opportunities: Working Progress – Phase 2 Year 1 Report
Giroletti, T. & Paterson-Young, C., 31 Aug 2020, (Accepted/In press) 48 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Social innovation and Higher Education landscape in East Asia: Comparative study
Hazenberg, R., Ryu, J. & Giroletti, T., 29 Jul 2020, British Council Hong Kong. 173 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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The role of stakeholder networks in shaping the development of social enterprise ecosystems
Hazenberg, R., Bajwa-Patel, M. & Giroletti, T., 30 Jun 2020, Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: Ecosystems for Inclusion in Europe. Biggeri, M., Testi, E., Bellucci, M., During, R., Thomas, H. & Persson, R. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 110-126 17 p. (Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation).Research output: Contribution to Book/Report › Chapter › peer-review
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Armed Forces Covenant: Northamptonshire Evaluation
Hazenberg, R. & Giroletti, T., 23 Oct 2019, 5 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Building Better Opportunities: Working Progress – Evaluation Overview
Paterson-Young, C. & Giroletti, T., 2019, (Accepted/In press) 16 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Building Better Opportunities: Working Progress – Final Report
Paterson-Young, C. & Giroletti, T., 2019, (Accepted/In press) 54 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Interim Report on the Pilot Evaluation of the Social Impact of the Prospects Resilience Programme.
Paterson-Young, C. & Giroletti, T., 1 Oct 2019, (Accepted/In press) 61 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
Activities
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Social Innovation Enablers and Barriers in Higher Education Institutions
Jieun Ryu (Speaker), Richard Hazenberg (Author) & Toa Giroletti (Author)
1 Sep 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Social Innovation & Higher Education Landscape Research Report Launch
Richard Hazenberg (Author), Jieun Ryu (Author) & Toa Giroletti (Author)
29 Jul 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Webinar › Research
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Social Innovation & Higher Education Landscape Research Report Launch
Richard Hazenberg (Author), Jieun Ryu (Author) & Toa Giroletti (Author)
29 Jul 2019Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Webinar › Research
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From individual reflection to collective action. How social innovation empowers people
Toa Giroletti (Speaker) & Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti (Speaker)
9 Sep 2019Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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NEON – National Education Opportunities Network "Access Academy Training – Evaluating Outreach Work"
Toa Giroletti (Participant)
23 Jan 2018 → 25 Apr 2018Activity: Training Programmes › Participating in a training programme › Teaching
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Silverstone Circuits Ltd
Meanu Bajwa-Patel (Visiting researcher), Toa Giroletti (Visiting researcher) & Ecem Karlidag-Dennis (Visiting researcher)
28 Feb 2018Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Schools Engagement › Research
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Solidarity Purchasing Groups in Italy. A critical assessment of the effects on the marginalisation of their suppliers
Antonello Podda (Speaker), Lara Maestripieri (Speaker) & Toa Giroletti (Speaker)
25 Jan 2018 → 27 Jan 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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How to tackle the subjective measurement of agency. An empirical application on Italy
Toa Giroletti (Speaker)
1 Feb 2017Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Seminar › Research
Impacts
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Evaluating and Improving the Building Better Opportunities Working Progress Programme
Claire Paterson-Young (Principal Investigator) & Toa Giroletti (Co-Investigator)
Impact: 03: Good Health and Well-Being (UN SDG), 08: Decent Work and Economic Growth (UN SDG), 17: Partnerships for Goals (UN SDG), 10: Reduced Inequalities (UN SDG)
Thesis
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Measuring autonomy through a subjective evaluation
Author: Giroletti, T., 13 Apr 2017Supervisor: Chiappero-Martinetti, E. (External person) (Supervisor) & Fabrizi, E. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis