Dr Francesca Fiori
Associate Lecturer in Geography
Biography
Francesca returned to St Andrews in 2020 as Associate Lecturer in Geography, after two years as Senior Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, where she worked on an ESRC-funded project exploring the causes and consequences of inequalities in Scottish society. Previously she was a Research fellow of the Centre for Population Change in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews (2010-2018). She holds a PhD in Demography (2008) from Sapienza-University of Rome.
Teaching
I teach on quantitative methods and population change.
I am the course organizer for:
GG4223: Advanced Quantitative Methods
SD5029: Population Change and Sustainable Development
I also contribute to:
GG3201: Unit 2A: Quantitative Methods for Social Scientists
SD2002: Sustainable Development: Tools for action
PhD supervision
- Ruhamah Thejus
- Christopher Murray
- Jiseon Baek
Selected publications
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Open access
Influences on employment transitions around the birth of the first child: the experience of Italian mothers
Fiori, F. & Di Gessa, G., 27 May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Work, Employment and Society. OnlineFirst, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maternal employment and the well-being of children living with a lone mother in Scotland
Fiori, F., 18 Dec 2020, In: Demographic Research. 43, p. 1685-1738 54 p., 57.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Household changes and diversity in housing consumption at older ages in Scotland
Fiori, F., Graham, E. & Feng, Z., Jan 2019, In: Ageing & Society. 39, 1, p. 161-193 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inequalities in the transition to homeownership among young people in Scotland
Fiori, F., Graham, E. & Feng, Z., 21 May 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Housing Studies. Latest Articles, 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Who leaves, who stays? Gendered routes out of the family home following union dissolution in Italy
Fiori, F., 12 Mar 2019, In: Demographic Research. 40, p. 533-560 28 p., 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Economic reasons for not wanting a second child: changes before and after the onset of the economic recession in Italy
Fiori, F., Graham, E. & Rinesi, F., 2 Mar 2018, In: Demographic Research. 38, p. 843-854 12 p., 30.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Choosing to remain childless? A comparative study of fertility intentions among women and men in Italy and Britain
Fiori, F., Rinesi, F. & Graham, E., Jul 2017, In: European Journal of Population. 33, 3, p. 319-350 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Employment insecurity and mental health during the economic recession: an analysis of the young adult labour force in Italy
Fiori, F., Rinesi, F., Spizzichino, D. & Giorgio, G. D., Mar 2016, In: Social Science and Medicine. 153, p. 90-98Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Growing Up and Growing Old in Scotland: housing transitions and changing living arrangements for young and older adults, 1991-2011
Cox, F. M., Graham, E. F., Fiori, F. & Feng, Z., 3 Dec 2015, 2 p. CALLS-Hub.Research output: Other contribution
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Economic Insecurity and the Fertility Intentions of Italian Women with One Child
Fiori, F., Rinesi, F., Pinnelli, A. & Prati, S., Jun 2013, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 32, 3, p. 373-413 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review