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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, Doctoral School of Economic Policy: Quantitative Models for Policy Analysis, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Award Date: 12 May 2017
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Gen2 Research Proposal
Giroletti, T., Paterson-Young, C., Hazenberg, R. & Maher, M.
1/08/20 → 30/09/21
Project: Research › Charitable Funding
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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
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Evaluating the social impact of the Prospects resilience programme
Paterson-Young, C. & Giroletti, T.
8/01/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research › Other External Funding
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Building Better Opportunities: Working Progress – Year 3 Interim Report
Giroletti, T. & Paterson-Young, C., Feb 2022, University of Northampton.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Gen2 Interim report
Giroletti, T. & Maher, M., 31 Mar 2022, University of Northampton Institute of Social Innovation and Impact . 22 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Generation to Generation (Gen2) Project Mid-term Evaluation
Giroletti, T. & Maher, M., 26 Sep 2022, University of Northampton Institute of Social Innovation and Impact . 62 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Photovoice: Photography: enabling visual expression for young people
Giroletti, T., Paterson-Young, C. & Karlidag-Dennis, E., 11 Jun 2022Research output: Non-Textual Output › Exhibition
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YMCA MK - Interim report - Year 2
Giroletti, T., Paterson-Young, C. & Karlidag-Dennis, E., Feb 2022, University of Northampton. 64 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Building Better Opportunities: Working Progress (WP) Interim Report 2021
Paterson-Young, C., Giroletti, T. & Hazenberg, R., 1 Feb 2021, University of Northampton. 28 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Building Better Opportunities: Working Progress – Impact of COVID-19 (Interim 2021)
Paterson-Young, C., Giroletti, T. & Hazenberg, R., 1 Feb 2021, University of Northampton. 23 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Building Better Opportunities: Working Progress – Phase 2 Year 2 Report
Giroletti, T. & Paterson-Young, C., 3 Nov 2021, University of Northampton Institute of Social Innovation and Impact . 62 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
Activities
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Emerging needs - the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of employability services
Claire Paterson-Young (Author) & Toa Giroletti (Author)
24 Jun 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation
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Workshop on developing teaching and research on social innovation & social enterprise
Toa Giroletti (Participant), Daniele Tori (Organiser), Francesca Calo (Organiser) & Awele Achi (Organiser)
24 May 2022Activity: Organising a conference or workshop › Research
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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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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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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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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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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
Press / Media
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Bottom-up approaches to develop teaching and research for social entrepreneurs and social innovators
Toa Giroletti, Francesca Calo, Daniele Tori & Awele Achi
28/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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