Student Information
Graduate StudentInnovation in Global Development
College of Global Futures
Giulia Genna recently completed her PhD in Innovation in Global Development in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society. Giulia works as an instructor in the College of Global Futures, where she teaches an undergraduate course on Science and Technology in Society and the Future, and a graduate course on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Future of Work.
Giulia’s work merges the scholarships of Feminist theories, Development theories, and Science and Technology to analyze methods for agency building, especially among teenage girls, and explore how the implementation of education technologies can facilitate the expansion of girls’ career aspirations and potentially alleviate economic and social inequalities. Giulia has designed and developed a gamified learning platform for financial literacy which has been implemented successfully in her research. The platform, which has won the eSeed Grant Challenge for the Social Innovation Startup pitching competition, has been designed implementing future scenarios frameworks to encourage high school students to explore potential financial challenges and pathways. She has presented her work at multiple international conferences, and she has delivered guest lectures on gender and technology, development, sustainability, and political science. She has been invited to participate on panels focusing on agency, capabilities, and technology for social good.
Originally from Italy, she holds a BA in International Relations and Diplomacy from Long Island University, and a MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
PhD, Innovation in Global Development, ASU
MSc, International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies, LSE
BA, International Relations and Diplomacy, LIU Post
Giulia's research interests are in gender inequality and the labor market. She focuses on the power dynamics which shape the inequalities between genders, while also questioning the role of gender norms in influencing people's life and wellbeing. Her research explores how teenagers might be uniquely affected by gender norms and expectations, and how these can influence their career aspirations. Giulia's research focuses on the Italian context, in which she explores how art can be analyzed to understand gender division of labor and the limits it imposes on women specifically. Additionally, she looks at the role of financial literacy for gender equality, focusing on its influence on teenagers. Recently, she has been designing a gamified survey for data collection.
Courses
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FIS 111 | Welcome to the Future |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FIS 494 | Special Topics |
| FIS 494 | Special Topics |
| GTD 598 | Special Topics |
| GTD 598 | Special Topics |
| PIT 598 | Special Topics |
| PIT 598 | Special Topics |
SFIS Charter Award, 2024
Genna, G. (2021) ‘Womenomics in Japan: Between Economic Miracle and Egalitarian Failure’, LSE International Development Review, 2(1), p.
SFIS GSO PhD Co-Chair, 2023/24