Folco Panizza

Folco Panizza is an Assistant Professor at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, affiliated with the MOMILAB research group. His work focuses on behavioral interventions, misinformation mitigation, and norm dynamics in digital spaces. He explores how social and cognitive mechanisms influence decision-making in contexts like public health, environmental behavior, and political communication.

His research investigates topics such as vaccine hesitancy, the impact of social media on knowledge perception, and the design of effective nudges to promote pro-social behaviors. Recent studies include analyzing the role of cultural-historical perspectives in intervention design and evaluating the efficacy of medical expert endorsements in reducing vaccine skepticism.

Panizza’s publications consistently address interventions against misinformation, with a focus on both theoretical frameworks (e.g., attitude entropy models) and practical applications (e.g., online experiment-driven solutions). His work bridges social psychology, behavioral economics, and computational methods, often employing large-scale experimental designs.

Notable contributions include studies on the erosion of democratic norms following election outcomes and the effectiveness of crowdsourced fact-checking. His research highlights the interplay between individual attitudes and systemic societal structures, emphasizing the need for context-aware intervention strategies.