Mauro Martinelli

Mauro Martinelli is a Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen. His research integrates sociology and social psychology to investigate how information, cognition, and inequalities shape attitudes and behaviors, utilizing both survey data and digital trace analysis.

His primary research examines desirability bias in ethno-racial discrimination through the DFF-funded HaBiTs project, comparing survey responses with digital footprints. He also studies health-related decision-making, including vaccination attitudes, mental health perceptions, and risk assessment. Additionally, he specializes in quantitative methodologies with emphasis on longitudinal data analysis and digital trace analytics within cultural and cognitive sociology frameworks.

Martinelli's publication record includes a 2024 longitudinal study in Risk Analysis analyzing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance drivers, contributing to public health and behavioral science literature on pandemic responses.