Giulia Villanucci is a qualitative researcher and PhD student in Science and Technology Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Coming from a background in Communications and Media Studies, she became passionate about online dynamics of attention economy, their ethics, and how these intertwine with parasocial relationships and digital labour.

In more current research, she turned her attention to topics of digital health communication, trust, and uncertainty during global health crises, while focusing on how attention economy dynamics can affect them online.

Her research has explored how the Internet and society affect each other through infrastructure mediation, and parasocial relationships between fans and celebrities.

Eager and quick to learn new things, she enjoys working collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams to achieve common goals. 

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