معرفی
Maria Gaia Soana is a Full Professor in the Department of Economics and Business Sciences at the University of Parma, teaching corporate finance, financial markets, and risk management courses across undergraduate and graduate programs including Economics and Management (First cycle degree), Finance and Risk Management (Second cycle degree), and Economics and Management of Sustainable Food Environment (Second cycle degree). Her appointments extend through the 2025/2026 academic year, with office hours held on Wednesdays 17-19 at Via J. Kennedy, 6, 43125 PARMA.
Research Interests
Her work centers on sustainable finance integration within banking systems, examining circular economy applications, ESG performance impacts on reputational risk, and gender diversity in financial governance. She investigates firm-specific risk management through environmental strategy lenses, analyzes regulatory frameworks for bank misconduct, and explores alternative finance mechanisms for micro-entrepreneurs, with emphasis on advisor efficacy and financial inclusion pathways.
Recent Publications Trends
Her 2024-2025 publications reveal a concentrated focus on sustainability-driven banking transformations, linking circular economy principles to risk mitigation and governance structures. Key trends include empirical analysis of ESG-regulation interactions in reputational damage scenarios, methodological studies on derivative instruments for pure risk, and field research into microfinance accessibility through advisor networks. Collectively, these works establish her expertise in sustainable risk frameworks within financial services.
Scientific Awards
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Advising and Grants
Professor Soana maintains extensive teaching responsibilities across 12+ academic years but has no documented Ph.D./Master's student advisees in the source material. Her course load includes multiple degree levels with no explicit references to research grants or funded projects.
Labs and Teams
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