STAFF ACADEMIC PROFILES

Name and Title: Status: Department/s:

Dr Gianmarco Alberti Resident Academic Criminology

RESEARCH FOCUS AND SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:

• Geographic Information Science

• Spatial forensics

• Applied quantitative methods

LATEST PUBLICATION/S:

• Alberti, G., Grima, R., & Vella, N. C. (2018). The use of geographic information system and 1860s cadastral data to model agricultural suitability before heavy mechanization. A case study from Malta. Plos one, 13(2).

• Alberti, G. (2018). TRANSIT: a GIS toolbox for estimating the duration of ancient sail-powered navigation. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 45(6), 510-528.

• Beh, E. J., Lombardo, R., & Alberti, G. (2018). Correspondence analysis and the Freeman–tukey statistic: A study of archaeological data. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 128, 73-86.

RESEARCH PROJECT/S:

• LARSOCS (Low Altitude Remote Sensing Of Compact Sites) project, funded by The University of Malta and by the Research, Innovation, Development Trust Fund (RIDT) (2016-2017)

• ‘FRAGSUS’ project (Fragility and Sustainability in the restricted island environments of Malta), funded by ERC (2014-2018).

Name and Title: Status: Department/s:

Prof. Andrew Azzopardi

Resident Academic, Head of Department, Dean Youth and Community Studies

RESEARCH FOCUS AND SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:

• Disability Studies

• Community Development

• Youth Activism

LATEST PUBLICATION/S:

• Azzopardi, A.. (2018). Voices of the young and vulnerable in Malta: A qualitative study, Agenzija Zghazagh: Malta

• Vella, S., Falzon R. and Azzopardi, A. (Eds.) (2019). Perspectives on wellbeing – A reader. Brill Sense: Leiden. • Azzopardi, A. (2019). Voices of the young so-called vulnerable: How well is their being? In S. Vella, R. Falzon and A. Azzopardi (Eds.), Perspectives on wellbeing – A reader (pp 97-108. Brill Sense: Leiden.

Name and Title: Status: Department/s:

Dr. Claire Azzopardi Lane

Resident Academic, Head of Department Disability Studies

RESEARCH FOCUS AND SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:

• Sexuality and disability; sexual health, parenting, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual expression, sexual exploration

• Sex education and persons with intellectual disability

• Sexual health and persons with disability

LATEST PUBLICATION/S:

• Azzopardi Lane, C. L., Cambridge, P., & Murphy, G. (2019). Muted voices: The unexplored sexuality of young persons with learning disability in Malta. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 47(3), 156-164. • Azzopardi-lane, C. (2017). Intimate relationships and persons with learning disability. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 22(1), 24-27.

RESEARCH PROJECT/S:

• Sexual Lives and Respectful Relationships : Resource for teaching sex education in Maltese

Name and Title: Status: Department/s:

Prof Paul A. Bartolo Resident Academic Psychology

RESEARCH FOCUS AND SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:

• Inclusive education, social inclusion, culturally responsive practice, holistic education

• Professional development and practice in psychology, psycho-educational assessment

• Qualitative research methods

LATEST PUBLICATION/S:

• Cefai, C.; Bartolo P. A.; Cavioni. V; Downes, P. (2018). Strengthening Social and Emotional Education as a core curricular area across the EU. A review of the international evidence, NESET II report. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

• Grech, L., Bartolo, P., Camilleri, L. Everatt, J. (2018). English reading comprehension in Malta: An evaluation of the use of the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability. Malta Review of Educational Research, 12(2), 172-195.

RESEARCH PROJECT/S:

• Inclusive Early Childhood Education Project [European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education]

• The Changing Role of Specialist Provision in Enhancing Inclusive Education Project [European Agency …]

• “PROMEHS Promoting Mental Health at Schools” [Erasmus+ KA3]