Stefania Vicari

Stefania joined Loughborough in 2026. Prior to this, she held Professor and Senior Lecturer positions in Digital Sociology at the University of Sheffield, UK (2016-2026), she was a Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Leicester, UK (2011-2016) and a Lecturer in Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes at the University of Sassari, Italy (2009-2010).

Stefania’s background sits at the intersection of sociology, media and communication and cultural studies. She was awarded a BA in Communication Sciences (Summa cum laude) from the University of Torino (Italy), an MA in Globalization and Communications (Distinction) from the University of Leicester (UK) and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Reading (UK), having spent her last doctoral year as a visiting scholar at Emory University (USA).

Stefania is Associate Editor of Information, Communication & Society (2023-) having acted as an editorial board member of Sociology between 2017-2024. She served on the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Grant Assessment Panel B (Sociology) (2022-2025) and is currently a member of the ESRC Assessor College.