Dr. Linardi studies and designs participatory institutions that translate community knowledge into learning, research, and public action. She integrates experimental economics, behavioral science, and civic data science to examine how institutional structures shape who participates within public systems, including how individuals navigate services under real-world constraints such as homelessness and reintegration.
From 2020–2024, she founded and directed CAASI, developing digital tools and participatory projects including the Allegheny County police contract library, the 412Connect scavenger hunt, and a student data helpdesk. She served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization (EAAMO) research association (2024–2025). She currently leads the Participatory Knowledge Systems project at HAIL@Pitt, and is affiliated with the Pittsburgh Experimental Economics Laboratory.
She has been recognized as a Cornell Tech Siegel Public Interest Technology Faculty Impact Fellow (2024), received the University of Pittsburgh Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award (2023), and the ACM EAAMO New Horizons Award (2021). Her research appears in leading journals across economics, operations management, and political science, including the Journal of Public Economics, Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and Journal of Politics. Her work has been featured in AAAS, Phys.org, and multiple podcasts.
Courses Taught
- PIA 2250 - Public Interest Technology
- PIA 2096 - Data Visualization in R for Public Policy Capstone
- PIA 0700 - Applied Data Analysis for Public Policy
- Luo, J., Valdés, L., Linardi, S. (2025). Evaluating Prospective and Experienced Queues: A Behavioral Investigation. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
- Ahn, Y. et al. (2022). Improving Citizen-Initiated Police Reform Efforts through Interactive Design. Proceedings of the 2nd ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization.
- DiChristofano, A. et al. (2021). Project 412Connect: Bridging Students and Communities. Proceedings of the 1st ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization.
- Linardi, S. & Camerer, C. (2021). Worker-Firm Relational Contracts in the Time of Shutdowns: Experimental Evidence. Experimental Economics.
- Linardi, S. & Rudra, N. (2020). Globalization and Altruism Towards the Poor in Developing Countries. Comparative Political Studies.
- Condra, L. & Linardi, S. (2019). Casual Contact and Ethnic Bias: Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan. Journal of Politics.
- Participatory Institutional Design
- Civic Data Science and Public Interest Technology
- Behavioral and Experimental Economics
