Stefania Maggi
Associate Professor
Dr. Maggi is a researcher, educator, and a children鈥檚 rights advocate. She is cross-appointed between the Childhood and Youth Studies program and the Department of Psychology at 杏吧原创 University, where she teaches courses on the psychology of climate change, children鈥檚 rights, nature connection, and research methods. Her research, teaching, and advocacy focus on the psychological dimensions of climate change; mental health impacts of climate change; career development and green guidance; climate change education; and immersive technologies as tools to support meaningful engagement with climate action.聽
Dr. Maggi is the founder of , a youth-centered intergenerational initiative promoting mental health and children鈥檚 rights in the context of the climate crisis, and , an intergenerational network of scholars, community groups, and youth organizations dedicated to advancing climate change education, mental health expertise, and strengthening the capacity of professionals who support children, youth and families. She is an executive member of the Landon Pearson Centre for the Studies of Childhood and Children鈥檚 Rights; a member of the Child Rights Academic Network, the Pickering Centre for Human Development, the , and . She is also a certified and a Certified Climate Wayfinding Facilitator.