Dr. Micaela Mazzei (female) is currently a Research Fellow at the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University. She has studied political science and sociology at the University of Florence. She holds a Master Degree in Applied Social Research from the University of Manchester and a PhD in human geography from Durham University. Dr Mazzei is currently working on the EFESEIIS (Enabling the Flourishing and Evolution of Social Entrepreneurship for Innovation and Inclusive Societies) project (FP7) and has extensively researched the social economies of northern English city regions (Greater Manchester and Tyne and Wear) both as an academic and a consultant for a think-tank in Manchester .
- In 2013/2014 she worked on improving access to health services among BME women in Manchester and training community researchers to carry out consultation as a Freelance researcher and consultant for the Manchester BME Network.
- From 2004/2009 she managed a variety of projects in the areas of social enterprise, health and wellbeing, community regeneration and policy development as a consultant for the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES). During this time, Dr. Mazzei also carried out a comparative policy research on social enterprises in Italy and the UK.
- From 1999/2004 she contributed to the development of a national catalogue of sources of administrative and survey data for socio-economic indicators (then) Department of Environment Transport and the Regions and contributed to the revision of the Welsh Index of Deprivation (Welsh Assembly) and evaluated national programmes (Coalfield Regeneration) as a researcher for the Centre for Urban Policy Studies, University of Manchester.