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Department of Organization
Aixa is a PhD Fellow in Innovation Policy at the Department of Organization. She is interested in the intersection of science, technology and innovation; policy-making; and society. Her research examines US national STI strategies, focusing specifically on expertise and knowledges that produce nanotechnology policy. Her research interest include: the governance and organizing of socio-technical systems, the design of innovation policy, organizational strategies in science and technology, organizational behaviour, health policy as well as collaboration and integration in policy development processes.
She is currently member of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), the Science and Democracy Network (SDN), the American Sociological Association (ASA), the International Public Policy Association (IPPA), and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM).
For over a decade Aixa advised governments, legislative bodies and research groups at international and national levels on matters of public policy related to economic development, finance, housing, and health. She also consults with the WHO Regional Office for Europe on child and adolescent health. She holds Bachelor and Master degrees in public policy (University of Chicago, USA).
- Science, technology and innovation (STI) policy
- Science and technology studies
- Policy
BSc in International Business, Organizational Behaviour (LA E19 BINBO1135U)
- Bachelor projects
- Master thesis
- Sino-Danish Center (SDC), Science and Innovation Policy course (2020) (Masters level), Lecture on US STI policies
- MIP Politecnico di Milano, Master in Innovation Research and Technology, Lecture on research policies of global players: EU, US and China
- Alemán-Díaz AY, Backhaus S, Siebers L, Chukwujama O, Fenski F, Henking CN, Kaminska K, Kuttumuratova A, and Weber MW. Child and adolescent health in Europe: monitoring implementation of policies and provision of services in countries. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. November 2018.
- Aceves-Martins M, Alemán-Díaz AY, Giralt M, and Sola R. Involving young people in health promotion, research and policy-making: Practical Recommendations. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2018; mzy113. DOI:10.1093/intqhc/mzy113
- Neville FG, McEachran J, Alemán-Díaz AY, Whitehead RD, Currie DB, Cosma AP, and Currie CE. Trends in the sexual behavior of adolescents in Scotland from 2002 to 2014. International Journal of Public Health 2017 Oct 1;27(5):835-839. DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckx049
- Elgar F, McKinnon B, Walsh SD, Freeman J, Donnelly PD, Gaspar de Matos M, Gariepy G, Alemán-Díaz AY, Pickett W, Molcho M and Currie CE. Structural determinants of youth bullying and fighting in 79 countries. Journal of Adolescent Health 2015; 57(6), 643-650. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.08.007.
In: Journal of Global Health, Vol. 13, 20.1.2023
In: Wohlbefnden und Gesundheit im Jugendalter: Theoretische Perspektiven, empirische Befunde und Praxisansätze. . ed. /Andreas Heinen; Robin Samuel; Claus Vögele; Helmut Willems. Wiesbaden : Springer VS 2022, p. 703-729
In: International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol. 109, 11.2022
: World Health Organization 2021, 24 p.
Abstract from EU-SPRI, 2021
Mentor program brings together researchers across departments
2021
WHO Regional Office for Europe
Consultant
June 2019 - December 2021 / 6 hours per week