Tosca Ballerini
Hello! I’m a research scientist and journalist. I have worked as marine biologist and ecosystem modeller in Italian, American, and French universities and as a freelance journalist for French and Italian newspapers and NGOs.
I’ve conducted fieldwork in mangroves forests in Mozambique, in the Mediterranean Sea, and on a penguin colony in Antarctica. I’m a passionate sailor (and soon a sailing instructor too!).
Since 2017 I develop and coordinate citizen science projects to study plastic pollution and promote environmental awareness.
I support research activities with internal / external communication, editing, data analysis, and event organization.
Based between France and Italy and working in Italian, English, and French, I’m available for research, science communication, and reporting.
I’m always up for work: please send me an email or a message on LinkedIn and we can chat!
EDUCATION
Professional degree in print and online journalism
Obtained in 2014 from ESJ-PRO Montpellier, France
Final examination: investigation on new TGV train station in Montpellier.
PhD in Ecology and Biology of Polar Habitats
Obtained in 2007 from the University of Siena, Italy
Thesis title: “From individual information to population models: the case of a long-lived Antarctic species, the Adélie
penguin Pygoscelis adeliae”. Advisors: Prof. Silvano FOCARDI (University of Siena), Dr. Giacomo TAVECCHIA (Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados, IMEDEA)
Master’s degree in Natural Sciences
Obtained in 2001 from the University of Florence, Italy
Thesis title: “Researches on East African Mangroves: environmental and biotic gradients and their influence on macro
fauna zonation”. Advisors: Prof. Marco VANNINI, Dr. Stefano CANNICCI (University of Florence)
Thalassa – Marine Research and Science Communication
Marseille, France | TIN: FR 42 821 115 680
info(@)thalassa.one