MORLINI Isabella

ISABELLA MORLINI, PhD

Department of Communication and Economics
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Viale Allegri 9, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Email: isabella.morlini@unimore.it
Nationality: Italian

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2022 – Present
Professor of Statistics, Department of Communication and Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2009 – 2022
Professor of Statistics, Department of Economics “Marco Biagi”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2004 – 2009
Professor of Statistics, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2001 – 2004
Assistant Professor of Statistics, Faculty of Economics, University of Parma

EDUCATION

2006
Qualification as Associate Professor in Statistics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2001
Qualification as Assistant Professor in Statistics, University of Parma
1999
PhD in Statistics, University of Trento
1994
Degree in Economics (cum laude), University of Parma
1990
Classical High School Diploma, Liceo Classico “Ludovico Ariosto”, Reggio Emilia

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Robust Statistics and Multivariate Methods
• Classification and Clustering
• Latent Variable and Mixture Models
• Statistical Learning and Prediction
• Applied Statistics in Social Sciences, Economics, and Sport

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
• Multivariate Analysis (2023–present)
• Inferential Statistics (2023–present)
• Statistics for Economic and Social Sciences (2022–2023)
• Statistical Learning and Prediction from Data (2009–present)
• Statistics (2004–present, including Military Academy of Modena)
• Data Analysis (2010–2013)
• Statistical Methods in Medicine (2010–2012)

Graduate and PhD Courses
• Research Methods, PhD School in Law, Development and Innovation (2019–2022)
• Advanced Statistical Methods, School of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine (2012)
• Innovative Statistical Methodologies in Biomedical Research, PhD School in Clinical and Experimental Medicine (2011)
• Artificial Neural Networks, PhD School in Economics, University of Parma (2009)
• Mixture Models, Advanced Course on Computational Inference, University of Macerata (2008)

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
PRIN
2022–2024 Surface–subsurface flow modeling of leveed river systems affected by mammal bioerosion
2010–2011 Innovative methodologies for the management of water resources in hydro-climatic risk scenarios
2008–2010 New robust multivariate methods for evaluating e-government policies and the information society
2006–2008 Multivariate methods for evaluating public services and customer satisfaction
2004–2006 Robust multivariate methods for e-government

FAR
FAR 2024 POM – Parametrizing Object Marking
FAR 2023 ALIMENTA – Agrifood and Health Protection: Managing Risks in Small and Medium-sized Food Enterprises

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS

2024 Participant, “Statistics 3.0”
2023 Participant, “Statistics for Everyone – Second Edition”
2022 Responsible, “Statistics for Everyone”
2021 Participant, “Differently Abled: Return to Inclusive Soccer”
2021 Participant, “BESPORT Book: Sport and Well-being”
2021 Participant, “BESPORT Webinar: Sport and Well-being”

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Member, Italian Statistical Society (1999–present)
• Member, Classification and Data Analysis Group (2006–present)
• Member, Ro.S.A. (Robust Statistics Area) Group (2018–present)

EDITORIAL AND REFEREEING ACTIVITIES

• Associate Editor, Statistica Applicata – Italian Journal of Applied Statistics (2010–present)
• Member of the Editorial Board, Statistica e Applicazioni (2006–present)
• Referee for journals including Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C, Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, Information Sciences, Applied Statistics
• Referee for Springer books (Studies in Classification, Data Analysis and Knowledge Organization Series)

INSTITUTIONAL ROLES AND SERVICE

2025–present Chair (Programme Director) of the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Data Analysis for Business and Finance, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2019–2025 Delegate of the Rector for Sport, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2017–2019 Member, Quality Committee, Department of Economics (Didactics Quality)
2013–2017 Member, Didactics Committee, Department of Economics
2010–2011 Member, PhD Committee in Statistics, University of Milano Bicocca
2008–2009 Member, Didactics Committee, Faculty of Educational Sciences

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

• Triennial Research Incentive, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (2022, 2019)
• Biennial Research Incentive, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (2017, 2015, 2013, 2011)

SELECTED SPORT ACHIEVEMENTS

• World Champion in Snowshoe Running (multiple editions)
• European Champion V50 in Snowshoe Running (2022)
• National Champion in Mountain and Cross Running (multiple titles)
• Winner of the Italian Sky-Running Federation National Cup (2021)
• Elite Athlete, Italian Athletics Federation

LANGUAGES

Italian: Native
English: Excellent reading and writing; good speaking