Federica Cavaletti

Time experience can vary considerably across individuals with diverse psychological traits. If not properly recognised and managed, these differences can make life together challenging. Federica Cavaletti's project focusses on a specific aspect of this problem, with the goal of improving neurodiverse collaboration in academia. Indeed, academic research imposes many time-related expectations that are risk factors for occupational stress and work-life imbalance. Such outcomes are more likely for those who experience time in unconventional ways, such as neurodivergent people - an umbrella term referring to conditions that imply a cognitive, affective, and/or sensory functioning that differs from the “neurotypical” population. By combining theoretical elaboration, methods from empirical phenomenology, and participatory tools, her project aims to 1) study the modes of interaction between neurodivergent and neurotypical temporalities in academic research; 2) develop more aware and effective forms of neurodiverse research collaboration based on improved shared time.