Phd in DOCUMENTATION STUDIES, LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

email: riccardo.morri@uniroma1.it
phone: 3382186755 - 23912
building: Lettere e Filosofia
room: studio 1

• EDUCATION

1999 PhD, Faculty of Lettere, University of Cassino, Italy
1993 Master Degree (Specializzazione in Geografia umana), Faculty of Lettere e Filosofia, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy: 110 e lode.

• CURRENT POSITION

2015 november – present Associate Professor (Professore Associato), Faculty of Lettere e Filosofia, Dipartimento di Lettere e Culture moderne, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

• PREVIOUS POSITIONS

2007 – 2015 Assistant Professor (Ricercatore) and Lecturer (Aggregate Professor), Dipartimento di Scienze documentarie, linguistico-filologiche e geografiche, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
2006 – 2007 Research Fellow, Faculty of Lettere e Filosofia, Dipartimento di Geografia Umana, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
2003 – 2005 Research Fellow, Faculty of Lettere e Filosofia, Dipartimento di Geografia Umana, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
2000 – 2003 PhD, Faculty of Lettere, University of Cassino, Italy

• FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2017 Award of the National Scientific Qualification as full professor in Italian Universities, Italy
2012 Award of the National Scientific Qualification as associate professor in Italian Universities, Italy
2010 Award as Assistant Professor
2008 Award public announcement “Promozione ricerca 2005” by National Research Council (CNR), for the proposal “L’identità culturale come fattore di integrazione”
2006 Award scholarship for research activities in geography, Dipartimento di Geografia Umana, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
2005 Eligible for a scholarship by CROMA (Center for Roma’s Study) for the project “Modern and Contemporary Roma’s Atlas”
1997 Award scholarship by Italian Foreign Office and Government of Malta

• PARTECIPATION TO ACADEMIC BOARD OF PhD COURSES

2017 to present Member of Academic Board of PhD Course “Scienze documentarie, linguistiche e letterarie – curriculum Studi Geografici” , Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
2013 – 2017 Member of Academic Board of PhD Course “Storia, Antropologia e Religioni”, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
2010 – 2013 Member of Academic Board of PhD Course “Scienze storiche, antropologiche e storico-religiose”, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
2008 – 2010 Member of Academic Board of PhD Course “Mito, rito e pratiche simboliche”, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy

• TEACHING ACTIVITIES

2009 to present:
- Undergraduate courses, Historical Geography, Faculty of Lettere e Filosofia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
- Master (postgraduate) courses in Geographical Scientific Publishing: the Journals, Faculty of Lettere e Filosofia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
2005 – 2009
- Undergraduate courses, Thematic Cartography, Faculty of Lettere e Filosofia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
- Undergraduate courses, Historical Geography, Faculty of Lettere e Filosofia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
2003 – 2006 Undergraduate courses, Economic and Political Geography, Linguistic Mediation degree, Scuola Superiore per Mediatori Linguistici di Roma, Italy.

• ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

2019 Member Scientific Committee, “International conference Time in Space: Geohistorical Applications, Methods and Theories in GIScience”, Pisa 26th-28th June, 2019, organized by the University of Pisa, Universidade de Brasilia and the University of Lancaster.
2019 Scientific Manager “European Night of Geography/Notte europea della geografia” (second edition), for Master Degree Territory’s management and enhancement and Italian Association of Geography Teacher.
2018 Scientific Manager “European Night of Geography/Notte europea della geografia” (first edition), for Master Degree Territory’s management and enhancement and Italian Association of Geography Teacher. Il mestiere del geografo; 600+ participants
2018 Member Scientific Committee, “International Charter on Geographical Education/Carta internazionale dell’educazione geografica” Conference, Rome 12nd February, 2018, organized by Italian Association of Geography Teachers; 100+ participants
2016 Member Scientific Committee, “Geografie disuguali. L’educazione geografica per l’inclusione” 61st National Conference, Rome 29th September – 3rd October, 2016, organized by Italian Association of Geography Teachers and Sapienza University of Rome, 300+ participants
2013 Head of Scientific Organization, “La ricerca in geografia per le professioni tradizionali ed emergenti” Conference, Rome 5th December, organized by Sapienza University of Rome, 100+ participants
2011 Organizing Commette’s Vicepresident, “Paesaggi costieri e vocazioni marittime. Scale geografiche a confront” 54th National Conference, Civitavecchia (Rome) 17th– 22nd November, 2011, organized by Italian Association of Geography Teachers and Sapienza University of Rome, 300+ participants
2010 Organizing Commette’s Member, “Dalla mappa al GIS (4th edition)”, Rome 21st-22nd April, organized by Italian Center for historical-geographical Studies (CISGE)
2010 Exhibition curator, “Paesaggi costieri: tracce di contesti frammentati”, Rome 5th March, organized by Italian Geographical Society.
2009 Organizing Commette’s Member, “Dalla mappa al GIS (3rd edition)”, Rome 7th-8th May, organized by Italian Center for historical-geographical Studies (CISGE)
2007 Excutive Secretary, European Meeting University Professors Conference, “Migration and Citizenship: the role of the metropolis in the European Union process enlargement”, Rome 22nd June, organized by Italian Geographical Society.

• INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

2018 – 2021 President of Laurea Magistrale in Territory’s Management and Enhancement
2018 Editor of Sapienza University of Rome’s scientific Journal “Semestrale di Studi e Ricerche di Geografia” (ANVUR: Classe A)
2015 – 2018 President of Laurea Magistrale in Territory’s Management and Enhancement
2014 to present Scientific Manager of Geocartography Laboratory, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
2007 to present Member of the Department Committee, Faculty of Lettere e Filosofia, “Sapienza” Università di Roma, Italy

• ADVISORY BOARDS AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES

2018 Member of the Scientific Committee of the Journal “J-Reading, Journal of Research and Didactics in Geography” (ANVUR: Classe A).

2018 Member of the Referee Committee of the Association of Italian Geographers’ Journal “Geotema” (ANVUR: Classe A).

2018 Member of the Referee Committee of the Società di Studi Geografici’s Journal “Rivista Geografica Italiana” (ANVUR: Classe A).

2017 to present Member of the Referee Committee of the Dipartimento Studi Linguistici e Letterari, Padua University’s Journal “From the European South: a transdisciplinary journal of postcolonial humanities”
2012 – 2017 Chief of Editorial Board of the Journal “J-Reading, Journal of Research and Didactics in Geography” (ANVUR: Classe A).
2007 – 2011 Member for Italian Geographical Society of Advisory Board of Italian Unesco Committee for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
2007 – 2008 Member for Italian Geographical Society of Advisory Board toward Italian Foreign Affair Office for United Nations World Food Day
2007 Member for Italian Association of Geography Teachers of Advisory Board of Italian Committee for United Nations International Year of Planet Earth

• MEMBERSHIPS OF EVALUATION COMMISSION
2018 Member Evaluation Commission, “GIS layers creation job assignment, Multidimensional Archival Geographical Intelligent System for Territorial Enhancement and Representation (MAGISTER) project”
2017 Member Evaluation Commission, “Images research and digitalization job assignment, Multidimensional Archival Geographical Intelligent System for Territorial Enhancement and Representation (MAGISTER) project”
2017 Member Evaluation Commission, “WebGis creation fellowship, Multidimensional Archival Geographical Intelligent System for Territorial Enhancement and Representation (MAGISTER) project”
2017 Member Evaluation Commission, “Databases Census and integration fellowship, Multidimensional Archival Geographical Intelligent System for Territorial Enhancement and Representation (MAGISTER) project”
2013 President admission tests Commission Undergraduate courses Sapienza University of Rome
2012 President admission tests Commission Undergraduate courses Sapienza University of Rome
2010 Secretary Evaluation Commission, PhD final dissertation “Historical Geography Course”, Cassino University (XXII doctoral cycle)
2008 Secretary Evaluation Commission, PhD final dissertation “Culture and Territory Course”, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (XX doctoral cycle)
2008 Secretary Evaluation Commission, 3 year Researcher in Geography selection, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

• MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

2018 – 2022 President of Italian Association of Geography Teachers
2012 – 2018 Secretary of Italian Association of Geography Teachers
2007 – 2011 Member of Italian Geographical Society’s Advisory Board
2006 – 2010 Head of Italian Association of Geography Teachers’ Advisory Board
2000 to present Associated Member Association of Italian Geographers

• MAJOR COLLABORATIONS

2017 – 2019 Principal Investigator of “Understanding and rethinking Rome’s development model. Proofing interdisciplinary methodologies at city-territory scale”, Sapienza Big Research Project (€ 29.650,00)
2015 - 2018 Scientific management of “MAGISTER - Multidimensional Archival Geographical Intelligent System for Territorial Enhancement and Representation” project (€ 165.000,00, financed by LazioInnova)
2014 – 2017 Scientific management of “MAGISTER - Multidimensional Archival Geographical Intelligent System for Territorial Enhancement and Representation” Big Equipment Research Project (€ 40.000,00, financed by Sapienza University of Rome)
2013-2014 Scientific management for Italian Association of Geography Teachers of “How to Teach Geography At School Trough Remote Sensing” (€ 13.250,00, financed by European Space Agency)
2011-2012 PI for Italian Association of Geography Teachers of “Geographic information system opportunità di integrazione tra natura e tecnologia e nuovo strumento per la diffusione della cultura scientifica” second experimentation (€ 44.500,00, financed by MIUR)
2010-2011 PI for Italian Association of Geography Teachers of “Geographic information system opportunità di integrazione tra natura e tecnologia e nuovo strumento per la diffusione della cultura scientifica” first experimentation (€ 28.800,00, financed by MIUR)
2010 PI for Italian Association of Geography Teachers of “E…state nel Parco Nazionale del Circeo” (€ 35.000,00, Italian Ministry of the Environment)
2010 PI on Sapienza-funded project, “Spazi financed by pubblici e spazi privati nella città contemporanea: la ricostruzione a L’Aquila” (€ 5.000,00)
2009 PI for Italian Geographical Society, “Le borgate marittime del litorale laziale tra memoria storica e prospettive di sviluppo sostenibile del territorio” (€ 20.000,00, financed by Latium Regional Council)
2008 PI on C.N.R.-fundef project, “La città riscritta: memorie collettive e individuali nel recupero e definizione delle identità culturali per l’analisi e l’interpretazione del paesaggio urbano” (€ 6.700,00)
2008 Scientific management of “Laboratorio per il restauro e la valorizzazione, a scopo scientifico, del materiale fotografico antico posseduto dal Dipartimento AGEMUS” Big Equipment Research Project (€ 75.000,00, financed by Sapienza University of Rome)