CURRICULUM VITÆ Loris Vergolini Last update: February 2013 PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth: July 18nd, 1979 Adress: Fraz. Mazzanigo 2, 38045, Civezzano, Trento Cell-phone: +39-328-7649611 Office: +39-0461-314214 E mail: loris_vergolini@yahoo.it CURRENT PROFESSIONAL POSITION 2011 IRVAPP (Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies) Research Fellow in Sociology EDUCATION 2009 Ph.D. in Sociology,. Dissertation: Social Cohesion in Europe. Supervisor: prof. Antonio Schizzerotto. 2004 Laurea (EQ. M.A.) (Italy) Sociology (final grade 110 cum laude). Dissertation title: Couples Career. Supervisor: dott. Ivano Bison. WORK HISTORY 2009-2011 Junior Researcher in Sociology at IRVAPP (Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies). Web Content for a web site about social inequalities for the Ermanno Gorrieri Foundation. Coordinators: prof. Luciano Guerzoni, Sara Colombini and Marilena Lorenzini. 2010 Administrative work for the Equalsoc project. 2003 Research assistant at I.P.R.A.S.E. (Local Research Institute on Education). 2009 Member of the research group on Inequality and Social Cohesion. Project funded by Miur-Italian Ministry of University and Research. Coordinator: prof. Antonio Schizzerotto (). Scientific director for the project Home-work Mobility founded by A.P.S.S. (Local Health Service). 2005 Data collection for the project on The Rise of Italian Fascism: From the Red Years to the Black Years (1919 22). Coordinator: prof. Roberto Franzosi (Emory University, USA). 2002 Data collection for the building of time series about labour force in Italy. Coordinator: dott. Ivano Bison (, Italy). Loris Vergolini 1/5
TEACHING 2011-cont. 2011-2012 Instructor Introduction to Multilevel Analysis (grad.). Adjunct professor Social Statistics (grad.). 2010-2013 2009-2013 2009-2011 -2010 2007-2009 Teaching Assistant Fundamentals and methods for impact evaluation of public policies (IRVAPP Spring School) instructors prof. Ugo Trivellato, Enrico Rettore and Erich Battistin. Teaching Assistant Research Methods for Social Sciences (grad.) instructor dott. I. Bison. Instructor Introduction to SPSS (grad.). Teaching Assistant Research Methods for Social Sciences (undergrad.) instructor prof. G. Chiari. Teaching Assistant Research Methods for Social Sciences (grad.) instructor dott. P. Peri. Teaching Assistant Statistics for the Social Research (undergrad.) instructor dott. I. Bison. SKILLS Knowledge in packages for data analysis: SPSS, STATA, LISREL, MLWIN, RUMM and ATLAS.ti. Languages: Italian (mother tongue), English (B2), German (A2). WORKSHOP AND SUMMER SCHOOLS 2010 Attendance of the CIdE course on Panel Data Econometrics (Bertinoro). Attendance of the course Empirical Strategies Reloaded held by professor Angrist (Rome). 2009 Attendance of the Equalsoc Workshop on Panel Data Analysis (Oxford). Attendance of the IRVAPP Spring School on Fundamentals and methods for impact evaluation of public policies. Attendance of the CINEFOGO/ESA Summer School in Quality of Life (Crete). Attendance of the Equalsoc Workshop on Comparative Research Methods (Oxford). Attendance of the 1st Equalsoc Summer School in Inequality and Social Cohesion (Trento). Attendance of the 39th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Data Collection. Courses: Scale Analysis and Survival Analysis. AWARDS AND GRANTS 2009 AIS-ELO ESA ECPR Prize for the best conference paper by a young researcher. Received from the Italian Sociological Association (section on Economy, Labour and Organisation) Mobility grant for the participation at the CINEFOGO/ESA Summer School. Mobility grant for the participation at the 39th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Data Collection. INVITED SPEECHES Inequality Watch conference (Inequality and crisis in Europe), University Paris Saint-Denis, April 2012 Plenary session, meeting Italian Sociological Association,, March 2012 Brown Bag Seminar,, June 2011. Inequality Watch, Paris, October 2011. Loris Vergolini 2/5
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Manuscript reviewer: British Journal of Sociology; Asian Social Science; Review of European Studies. 2011-cont. Member of the Executive Council of Inequality Watch PUBLICATIONS In English Articles 2011 Social Cohesion and Economic Vulnerability in Europe, in The Canadian Journal of Sociology, 36(1): 1-23. Social Cohesion in Europe. How do the different dimensions of inequality affect social cohesion?, in International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 52(3): 197-214. Working papers 2012 Designing effective educational policies: what can we learn from an Italian case study, submitted [with N. Zanini]. How does aid matter? The effect of financial aid on university enrolment decision, Working Papers 2012/7, Institut d'economia de Barcelona (IEB), also circulated as IRVAPP progress report 2011-04. Conference papers 2011 The Bologna Process in Italy: an Impact evaluation of its short and mid-term effects on educational participation and inequality paper prepared for the ECSR Conference, Dublin, 14-17 December [with C. Barone and A. Schizzerotto]. How Does Aid Matter? paper prepared for the IEB Workshop, Barcelona, 8-9 September [with N. Zanini]. Do Aids Matter? The Effect of Financial Transfer on College Enrollment paper prepared for the RC28 Spring Meeting, Essex, 13-16 April [with N. Zanini]. 2010 The Bologna Process in Italy: An Empirical Evaluation of Its Effects on Social Inequalities in Higher Education paper prepared for the ECSR Conference, Bamberg, 30 September-2 October [with C. Barone and A. Schizzerotto]. The Determinants of Interpersonal Trust in Italy paper prepared for the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, 14-17 August. Social Cohesion and Social Inequalities in Europe: A Comparative Perspective paper prepared for the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Boston, 1-4 August. Social Cohesion in Europe: How the Different Dimensions of Inequality Affect Social Cohesion paper prepared for the meeting of the International Sociological Association RC28 on Social Mobility and Stratification, Palo Alto, 6-9 August. Social Cohesion: About Its Definition and Its Measurement, paper prepared for the CINEFOGO/ESA Summer School, Rethymno, July 14-18. Social Cohesion in Europe: How the Different Dimensions of Inequality Affect Social Cohesion?, paper prepared for the Equalsoc Mid-term conference, Berlin, 11-12 April. 2007 Social Cohesion, Social Class and Economic Vulnerability in Europe: A Comparative Perspective, paper prepared for the meeting of the European Sociological Association Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society, Glasgow 3-7 September. Loris Vergolini 3/5
Social Cohesion and Inequalities in Italy: Does Social Exclusion Affect Social Cohesion?, paper prepared for the meeting of the International Sociological Association RC28 on Social Mobility and Stratification Cumulative Advantage, Montreal, 14-17 August. Social Cohesion, Social Class and Economic Vulnerability in Italy, paper prepared for the Equalsoc Summer School, Trento, September 4-9. In Italian Articles 2012 Gli effetti degli incentivi monetari a favore degli studenti universitari: una valutazione d impatto, in Polis, 26(1), 5-31 [with I. Covizzi & N. Zanini]. Coesione sociale e vulnerabilità economica in Europa, in Sociologia del lavoro, 109, 173-185. Book chapters 2012 Coesione sociale e disuguaglianze in Europa. Uno studio comparato in Innovazione tecnologica e disuguaglianze territoriali, Milano, Franco Angeli 232-243. 2007 Fare famiglia in Trentino in Giovani in Trentino 2007. Analisi e letture della condizione giovanile. Secondo rapporto biennale a cura di V. Amistadi, C. Buzzi e A. Zanutto, Trento, Iprase. Working papers 2011 Il Reddito di Garanzia nella Provincia Autonoma di Trento: alcune evidenze preliminari a due anni dalla sua introduzione, IRVAPP progress report 2011-05 [with N. Zanini; S. Girardi e G. Mazzarella]. 2010 Gli effetti degli incentivi monetari a favore degli studenti universitari: una valutazione d impatto, IRVAPP PR 2010-05, submitted [with I. Covizzi & N. Zanini]. Conference papers 2012 Il Reddito di Garanzia nella Provincia Autonoma di Trento: alcune evidenze preliminari a due anni dalla sua introduzione, paper prepared for the meeting of ESPAnet-Italia Risposte alla crisi, Roma 20-22 settembre [with N. Zanini; S. Girardi e G. Mazzarella]. Merit-based financial aid to students from low-income families and its effects on academic performance, paper prepared for the meeting of ESPAnet-Italia Risposte alla crisi, Roma 20-22 settembre [with A. Schizzerotto and N. Zanini]. I trasferimenti finanziari a favore degli studenti universitari: riflessioni su una valutazione d impatto, paper prepared for the meeting of the Italian Sociological Association (Education Committee) La valutazione delle politiche scolastiche e universitarie, Trento 16-17 marzo [with N. Zanini] La riforma del 3+2: difficoltà di un esercizio di valutazione, paper prepared for the meeting of the Italian Sociological Association (Education Committee) La valutazione delle politiche scolastiche e universitarie, Trento 16-17 marzo [with A. Schizzerotto and C. Barone]. 2009 Il ruolo delle disuguaglianze economiche nello strutturare la coesione sociale. Un analisi comparata paper prepared for the meeting of the Italian Sociological Association (Economy, Work and Organisation Committee) Sviluppo, istituzioni e qualità sociale, Cagliari 17-19 settembre. Social Cohesion and Economic Vulnerability in Europe, paper prepared for the meeting of the Italian Sociological Association (Economy, Work and Organisation Committee) Disuguaglianze sociali oggi: territori, società, lavoro, Napoli May 24-25. Loris Vergolini 4/5
2004 Quando Lei aiuta Lui a fare carriera: un applicazione dei fuzzy cluster nella determinazione dei processi decisionali di coppia, paper prepared for the AIS conference Lo studio del mutamento sociale: problemi metodologici e ricerche empiriche, Salerno, January 28-29. [with I. Bison and S. Benati]. WORK IN PROGRESS Evaluation of the Bologna Process in Italy [with C. Barone & A. Schizzerotto]. Financial aids to students and its effects on university enrolment [with N. Zanini]. Social inequalities and field of study [with M. Triventi and N. Zanini]. Educational paths in Italy [with E. Vlach] Social cohesion and education in Europe. MEMBERSHIP Member of the ASA (American Sociological Association). Member of the EQUALSOC (Economic Change Quality of Life and Social Cohesion) network. Member of the ISA, RC28 (International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility). REFEREERS Antonio Schizzerotto Professor of Sociology +39 0461 281431 antonio.schizzerotto@unitn.it Erich Battistin Associate professor of Statistics University of Padua +39 049 827 4165 erich.battistin@unipd.it Giuseppe Sciortino Professor of Sociology +39 0461 283712 giuseppe.sciortino@unitn.it Ivano Bison Assistant Professor of Sociology +39 0461 281315 ivano.bison@unitn.it Loris Vergolini 5/5