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Tick-borne diseases, Lyme disease, Scotland, patient advocacy, medical knowledge, citizen science , chronic illness

Profile Summary

I hold a PhD in Medical Anthropology with the University of Edinburgh. My research focus was on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases in Scotland, working closely with patient advocates challenging the NHS medical system and seeking to change medical knowledge through citizen science, awareness campaigns, and political petitions. My writing experiences include: first, publishing my own work in peer-reviewed open access anthropological journals and national Scottish newspapers. As such, I have strong experience in writing for diverse audiences. Second, I curated two medical blogs within the Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology, conducting interviews with leading specialists on their novel work, summarising research grants and project outputs, and am such an enthusiastic author for my colleagues' work. I also have extensive experience working as a Research Assistant within the Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology on the topics of One Health, zoonosis, microbes, environment, and more. I am currently preparing two articles for publication in academic journals, and a third article will be published this year with Engaging Science, Technology and Society. I am a kind, enthusiastic, and hard-working academic with flexible hours, and am fluent in English, Spanish, German, and currently learning Italian.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Cultural Anthropology
• ☆ Biological Anthropology
• ☆ Medical Anthropology
• ☆ Ecological Anthropology
• ☆ Bioethics & Medical Ethics
• ☆ Environmental Ethics
• ☆ Medical Sociology
• ☆ Spanish
• ☆ German
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Bacterial Diseases
• ☆ Lyme Disease
• ☆ Antibiotic Resistance Research
• ☆ Rare Diseases
• ☆ Zoonoses

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Market Research, User Research, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Founder, Director & Aerial Instructor

Inverted: Circus and Pole Fitness Ltd

May 2015 - Present

Medical Advisor / Medical Writer

University of Edinburgh

February 2022 - August 2022

Graduate Research Assistant / Research Assistant

University of Edinburgh

June 2021 - February 2022

Tutor

University of Edinburgh

September 2018 - April 2021

Medical Advisor / Medical Writer

University of Edinburgh

March 2020 - September 2020

Intern

International Potato Center

June 2014 - August 2014

Media Designer for Picture and Sound

Film and Television Productions Osswald

June 2006 - June 2010

Education

PhD Social Anthropology (School of Social and Political Science)

The University of Edinburgh

September 2018 - May 2023

MSc Medical Anthropology (School of Social and Political Science)

University of Edinburgh

September 2017 - August 2018

MA Anthropology (Social Anthropology)

University of Aberdeen

September 2013 - June 2017

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ritti Soncco(2021). “Its Hand around My Throat”. The Social Rendering of Borrelia . Relations. Beyond Anthropocentrism. 8. (1-2). Led Edizioni Universitarie

Ritti Soncco (2020). Lessons for self-isolation from chronically ill patients . Somatosphere: Science, Medicine, and Anthropology.

BOOK CHAPTER

Soncco, R. (2020) “Unbecoming Animal” in Goldschmidt, P., Haddow, G., Mazanderani, F. (eds) Uncanny Bodies, Edinburgh: Lula Press Publishing .

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Ritti Soncco (2020). What can we learn from those who already have to self-isolate? . The National.