Staff profile

Gianmarco is a PhD student in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Durham University, funded by the National Institute for Health Research’s Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria (NIHR - ARC NENC). Gianmarco has a MSc in ‘Sport Management’ and a BSc in ‘Physical education and sport activities’ from Foro Italico University of Rome.

Follow Gianmarco on Twitter: @momodellacasa

Research

Gianmarco’s research focuses on health inequalities and physical activity, with specific reference to marginalised young adults in the North East of England. The research analyses whether and how co-designed physical activity could work as a means to not only improve physical and mental well-being, but also empower individuals and their communities through civic engagement, affecting the social determinants of health and potentially contributing to wider social change.

Supervised by

• Dr Emily J. Oliver
• Dr Caroline Dodd Reynolds
• Dr Leanne Trick
• Dr Iain Lindsey

Teaching Areas

Gianmarco is delivering the seminars of the module ‘Introduction to Sociology of Sport’ (21/22) conevened by Dr. Stacey Pope.

Journal Article

• Dellacasa, G., & Oliver, E. J. (2024). A case for ‘Collective Physical Activity’: moving towards post-capitalist futures. Annals of Leisure Research, 27(3), 435-453. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2023.2208446