Publications

Entrepreneurial Neurodiversity and AIs

Casulli Lucrezia, Mawson Suzanne

Strategic Pivot of Artificial Intelligence (2026) (2026)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03981-1_7

Bridging the experience gap : cognitive biases and heuristics in the internationalization of small firms

Faroque Anisur R, Casulli Lucrezia, Kuivalainen Olli, Sundqvist Sanna

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research Vol 32, pp. 1-25 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-09-2024-0993

The RECCO Crew and Growing Hope Together

Dodd Sarah, Casulli Lucrezia, Mawson Suzanne, Cox Steve

(2025)

The RECCO Crew and The Cosmic Clean-up

Casulli Lucrezia, Mawson Suzanne, Drakopoulou Dodd Sarah, Cox Steve

(2025)

The RECCO Crew and the Great Cake Challenge

Mawson Suzanne, Casulli Lucrezia, Dodd Sarah, Cox Steve

(2025)

The RECCO Crew and Power Up

Mawson Suzanne, Casulli Lucrezia, Dodd Sarah, Cox Steve

(2025)

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Teaching

In my teaching, as am passionate about the area of entrepreneurial mindset. We all have a mindset - a way of thinking that underpins the way we act. However, our mindsets are not always entrepreneurial. We may not be particularly creative or positive. We may not feel comfortable acting when the outcomes of our actions are unclear or uncertain. We may be afraid to try, to fail or to be judged. The good news is that mindsets can shift! My ambition is to coach students to conquer their mindset, make them more entrepreneurial. 

My other teaching passion is internationalisation of small firms. Some new and small businesses have offerings that may be appealing worldwide. In my classes, students work hands-on on an international market entry plan for local and national businesses. 

Research Interests

• Cognitive processes in entrepreneurs 
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Entrepreneurial competences for value creation
• Neuro-inclusivity in entrepreneurship 
• International Entrepreneurship

Professional Activities

Documentary Screening - "Unfiltered: Life as Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs"

Contributor

19/3/2026

Education Scotland Curriculum Innovation - Entrepreneurship

Advisor

1/9/2024

Beyond self-efficacy: how core beliefs shape engagement with the entrepreneurial journey

Speaker

5/6/2024

Babson College Entrepreneurship Conference

Participant

5/6/2024

Provocation: Nurturing entrepreneurial mindsets through education

Speaker

31/5/2024

International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference 2023

Participant

6/9/2023

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Projects

Mission “Empowerment”: Transforming Teachers' Engagement with EE

Mawson, Suzanne (Principal Investigator) Casulli, Lucrezia (Co-investigator) Drakopoulou Dodd, Sarah (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

ESRC Impact Acceleration Account "building neuroinclusivity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem"

Casulli, Lucrezia (Principal Investigator) Achlada, Yolanda (Post Grad Student) Mawson, Suzanne (Co-investigator) Smith, Marisa (Co-investigator) Taylor, Helen (Co-investigator)

A series of events involving multiple stakeholders to promote neurodiverse needs in engaging with entrepreneurial activity

06-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2025

Entrepreneurial mindset for primary school children: Educational resources for entrepreneurial skills

Mawson, Suzanne (Principal Investigator) Casulli, Lucrezia (Co-investigator) Drakopoulou Dodd, Sarah (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

The Neuro-inclusive SBS classroom

Casulli, Lucrezia (Principal Investigator) Mawson, Suzanne (Co-investigator)

SBS recognises the increasing need to ensure accessibility and inclusion within its teaching and learning activity, particularly with regard to neurodiversity. Neurodiversity refers to the different ways a person’s brain processes information and it is thus central to learning. Neurodivergent brains are found in autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of non-neurotypical information processing.

It is estimated that up to 20% of students may be neurodiverse, including those without a formal diagnosis. To date, however, limited evidence has been collated as to how SBS specific Teaching and Learning (T&L) activities can be made neuro-inclusive.

This project aims to:

1. Identify neurodivergent learning needs in the T&L activities specific to SBS Programmes;
2. Identify barriers to neurodivergent learning, including setting-specific barriers (part of the T&L activities of SBS) and process-specific barriers (timings, breaks, interactions required, etc.);
3. Provide “best practice” on context and processes involved in SBS Programme T&L activities (including the range of formats that learning materials should be made available in - e.g. visual, text, audio, etc. - to ALL students, regardless of formal diagnosis;
4. Provide “best practice” in relation to assessment formats and contents for neuro-inclusivity, regardless of formal diagnosis;
5. Raise awareness of the needs of neurodiverse students with the T&L Directors of all SBS departments, with a view for them to implement “best practice” in their respective departments.

01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024

Building neuroinclusivity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Casulli, Lucrezia (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2028

Bridging Inclusive Entrepreneurship with Neurodiversity

Nicolopoulou, Katerina (Principal Investigator) Lassalle, Paul (Co-investigator) Casulli, Lucrezia (Co-investigator) Taylor, Helen (Co-investigator) Fahmy, Ahmed Mahmoud (Co-investigator) Achlada, Yolanda (Co-investigator)

Strathclyde Knowledge Exchange Fund

15-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023

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