Maria Cucciniello

Her research addresses behavioral public policy and administration, focusing particularly on how the delivery of information impacts public service organizations and citizens. It aims to understand the role of transparency in public administration, exploring how transparency—especially when mediated through information technologies—can enhance public administration and foster citizens' engagement with specific policies, such as in education and healthcare. Following the key topic of transparency, I am increasingly interested in the interaction and opinion of individuals, how these attitudes are shaped by government action and information delivery, and how those beliefs, in turn, shape citizens’ behavior regarding for example vaccination uptake.

Moreover, her work examines the role of information and communication technologies within public service organizations, particularly in the healthcare sector. This focus on transparency and information communication technologies reflects a commitment to understanding how these factors influence citizens' perceptions of public service provision, drawing from a diverse array of methodological and scholarly traditions to create inherently interdisciplinary research. While centered on questions of public administration, her work also carries significant implications for fields such as public health, information systems, social sciences, and communication.