Roberto Fasanelli (Ph.D. in Health Psychology, Individual and Social Risk Prevention) is an Associate Professor of Social Psychology and Bio-Psycho-Social Risk Psychology at the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Naples “Federico II”. He has been a visiting professor at the "Al.I. Cuza" University of Iasi (Romania), the Universidad del Valle (Cali, Colombia), the Universidad de Cundinamarca, National University of Colombia (Bogotà, Colombia), and the University of Sao Paulo/Fundação Carlos Chagas (Brazil). Currently, he is the Coordinator of the Mediterranean Centre for the Study of Social Representations (CeMeRS), associated with the REMOSCO (Reseau Mondial Serge Moscovici), and a member of the Interuniversity Center for Research in Environmental Psychology (CIRPA), as well as the Task Force for the Study of the Human Microbiome (University of Naples “Federico II”). He has authored scientific books, book chapters, and over sixty papers published in specialized journals. His research interests, mainly in the epistemo-methodological framework of Social Representations, are devoted to Public Understanding of Science, Social Psychology of Health, Environmental Psychology, Risk Psychology, and Evaluative Research. He is also a consultant to ONGs/Public Administrations, a team-building trainer for startuppers, and a trainer for social workers.

Ernesto Casella received his Master's Degree in Social Innovation from the University of Naples Federico II, and currently collaborates in scientific research activities coordinated by the chair of Social Psychology at the University of Naples "Federico II". His research topics mainly include artificial meat production methods, anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, and consumer acceptance.

Sofia Foglia received her Master's Degree in Social Innovation from the University of Naples Federico II in 2023 and is now a Ph.D. student in Learning Sciences and Digital Technologies at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Her research topics mainly include social representations, political participation, and psychometric validation.

Sonia Coppola received her Master's Degree in Social Innovation from the University of Naples Federico II in 2024. She is now a research fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Naples “Federico II” for the project E.Clic (Citizen) Engagement for climate change and environmental sustainability: (how does it work/change) online, offline or onsite? Her research topics mainly include renewable and solidarity energy communities and environmental education.

Assunta Luongo holds a Master's Degree in Public, Social, and Political Communication from the University of Naples Federico II (2021) and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Social Sciences and Statistics at the same institution. Her research expertise lies in social psychology, with a specific focus on social representations, chronic pain, endometriosis, and health psychology.

Giuliana Amalfi has a Ph.D. in Mind, Gender, and Language from the Humanities Department of the University of Naples "Federico II". Her research field is concerned with the study of the placental epigenetic response to prenatal stress in normotensive and hypertensive pregnant women conducted in collaboration with the CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore, a bio-informatic lab of the University of Naples "Federico II". She earned a Professional Master's in Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology from the Department of Humanities, University of Naples, "Federico II". She was a visiting researcher at the Universidad del Valle (Cali, Colombia) and the Universidad de Cundinamarca (Bogotà, Colombia). She collaborates on the cross-cultural research macro-project entitled 'Apropiación Social del Conocimiento' (2019-2026), directed by Professor Julian Herrera Murgueitio, involving 37 researchers from 11 universities in seven countries (including Canada, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Spain, and the United States).

Alfonso Piscitelli is an Associate Professor of Social Statistics at the University of Napoli Federico II. He received his Ph.D. in Statistics from the Federico II University of Naples in 2006. From September 2012 to January 2013, he was a visiting researcher at the Division of Methodology and Statistics at the Institute of Psychology of Leiden University (NL). His scientific and research interests focus on data fusion, people’s satisfaction, well-being, sustainability, food, and consumer preferences, and he has published several scientific articles in books and technical journals. He has participated in several research projects and evaluation programs of public policies in the European Social Fund. He is the Associate Editor of the Italian Journal of Applied Statistics and Section Editor of the Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-being Research.