Dr. Fiorella Picchioni

Biography

Fiorella Picchioni is a Research Fellow and Proleptic Lecturer at the University of Bristol Business School, where she specializes in political economy food nutrition interventions and the intersectional dynamics of food work. As part of her research, she focuses on the impact of food production on nutrition and health through the lens of social reproduction. Holding a PhD from SOAS, University of London, funded by the Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health, Fiorella uses mixed-methods approaches and primary data collection in her academic practice. She has previously served as a Senior Lecturer at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich, and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Reading's School of Agriculture, Policy and Development. Fiorella has a strong background as a development economist and has worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as a grains market analyst. Her research contributions include addressing inequalities in food production and enhancing resilience to socio-economic environmental shocks through various research projects. Fiorella has received the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to support the creation of an interdisciplinary, multi-country Observatory for Research and Practice on Food Systems and Social Reproduction.

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