As Magdalena Góralska has stepped down as MAYS co-coordinator, after being on the post for three year, it has been time to elect the next MAYS co-coordinator.
This year, there was one candidacy of Matteo Valoncini, of the University of Bologna. His candidature received unanimous support from the MAYS community, with all votes cast in favor of Matteos candidacy. Matteo will remain MAYS co-coordinator for the next two academic years. Robert Dean Smith will remain as a co-coordinator for an additional year, serving the community for a total of two years.
Matteo Valoncini
Matteo Valoncini is a Ph.D. student at the Department of History and Cultures at the University of Bologna, where he also completed his Master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology. His primary field of study is medical anthropology, in particular, the topic of digital technologies in healthcare – he is currently working on an ethnography of the digitization of primary healthcare in Italy by cross-referencing ANT with medical anthropology. As he is trying to understand how digitalized medical records affect the conception of body, health and disease, Matteo enjoys practising yoga, playing board games, and hiking in the Alps.
He first learned about the network at the EASA’s 2022 Biennial Conference in Belfast, and after participating in the MAYS’s Annual Meeting in 2023, decided to apply for the coordinatorship. To Matteo being part of the network is an incredibly enriching opportunity, and he hopes to support its stability, ensure its strength and further its growth. You can reach Matteo through e-mail: matteo.valoncini2[at]unibo.it.
You can read more of Matteo’s work here, and reach Matteo by e-mail at: matteo.valoncini2@unibo.it.
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