Maria Dentale, Ph.D. in Methodology of Social Sciences, is a Researcher in General Sociology at the Department of International Human and Social Sciences (SUSI) at the University for Foreigners of Perugia.

She obtained the National Scientific Qualification for the position of Associate Professor (Second Level) in the Competition Sector 14/C1 - GENERAL SOCIOLOGY.

She is a member of the Italian Association of Sociology (AIS) and the Italian Evaluation Association (AIV).

Her research interests revolve around the evaluation of social policies, with a focus on experimenting with complex research designs for evaluation (mixed methods and mixed approaches).