Agnese Pastorino
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Agnese Pastorino, Ph.D
About Me
Ph.D. in Social Sciences & Communication
A Social Scientist and Communication Expert with more than a decade of experience collaborating with the United Nations, European Union, and diverse international partners. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology, Social Psychology, and Communication, and is fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Italian.
Social Scientist
Research for Purpose
Remote
2024 – Present
Member of the External Review Panel
UNICEF, Education Cannot Wait
Geneva, Switzerland
Nov 2020 – Present (until Dec 2026)
Reviewed MYRPs over USD 10 million in DRC, Burundi, Lebanon, Haiti, Uganda, and Pakistan.
Organized the 2023 High-Level Financing Conference, securing over USD 800 million in pledges.
Consultant, WHO Information Network for Epidemics (EPI-WIN)
WHO Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland (hybrid)
Oct 2023 – Mar 2024
Managed WHO EPI-WIN webinars on pandemic and epidemic preparedness and response within the World Health Emergencies programme.
Developed partnerships with global stakeholders to strengthen infodemic management and coordination across regions.
Technical Officer, WHO Information Network for Epidemics (EPI-WIN) and Infodemic Management
WHO Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Mar 2023 – Sep 2023
Same as above.
Consultant, Risk Communication, Community Engagement, Infodemic Management
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Copenhagen, Denmark
Dec 2021 – Dec 2022
Coordinate a multi-stakeholders’ alliance, EIPRA
Resource mobilization and advocacy
Writing a policy brief and a summary
Consultant, Communication for Development
UNICEF
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Apr – May 2021
Develop communications and advocacy strategies
Consultant, Social Sciences Data Manager, C4D
UNICEF
Juba, South Sudan
Mar – Sep 2020
Implementing a near-real time reporting mechanism with CDC
Multimedia Producer
Department of Global Communications, UNHQ
New York
Sep – Dec 2017
Writing news stories about human rights
Marie Curie Researcher in Social Psychology and Communication
Sapienza University
Rome, Italy
Jul 2014 – Jun 2017
Develop an online library on social sciences
Visiting fellow at the University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
Train Master and Ph.D. students
h.D. in Sociology
Sorbonne University
Paris, France
Year of Graduation: 2018
Ph.D. in Social Psychology & Comms
Sapienza University (Marie Curie Fellowship)
Rome, Italy
Year of Graduation: 2017
MS in Sociology
EHESS
Paris, France
Year of Graduation: 2012
MA in Television, Cinema and Multimedia Production
IULM
Milan, Italy
Year of Graduation: 2010
Associate Researcher in Sociology and Media Studies
Sorbonne University
2018 – 2025
Professor of Sociology and Social Psychology
ISCOM Institut de Communication, Paris, France
Sep 2022 – Apr 2023
Professor of Sociology and Social Psychology
IESEG School of Management, Paris, France
Sep 2018
Professor of Sociology and Social Psychology
ISEG Marketing and Community School
Feb – Mar 2017
Advanced Digital & Multimedia Skills
Adobe Certified Specialist: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Dreamweaver
Video & Audio: Final Cut Pro, Audition
Data Analysis: Tableau, PowerBI, R
Web Development: Wix, WordPress, Drupal, HTML, HTML5
Office Suite: Microsoft Office
Scientific Associations
MIE, Medical Informatics Europe, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2023
IAMCR, International Association for Media and Communication Research, Nairobi, Kenya, 2021
ICA International Communication Association, Prague, 2018; San Diego, USA, 2017
ESA European Sociological Association, 2015
ECREA European Communication Research and Education Association, 2016
Media and Information Literacy Week 2023
Dead Sea, Jordan, October 2023
Ilomata International Conference
Jakarta, Indonesia, August 2022
International Meeting on Culture, Communication, Marketing and Community
São Paulo, Brazil, January 2021
ISKI Indonesia Communication Scholars Association
Banda Aceh, Indonesia, November 2019
Universitas Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia, November 2019
San Diego State University
San Diego, California, February 2019
Areas of Expertise
Global Impact
Over the past decade and a half, my work has focused on behavioral and social data in humanitarian and development settings, risk communication, misinformation management, community engagement, and the integration of AI and social listening tools in communication systems.