I am a Level III Researcher at INVALSI, where I work in the National Surveys Area as part of the English-language group. My current research focuses on computer-based assessment for primary education, English vocabulary and the design and validation of language tests.
I hold a joint PhD in Foreign Language Teaching from Université Bordeaux Montaigne and Roma Tre University. My broader research interests include second language acquisition, corpus-based vocabulary and phraseology, written corrective feedback, and the relationship between assessment and language learning.
Before joining INVALSI, I was a research fellow on the PRIN PHRAME project at Sapienza University of Rome and held teaching and research appointments at Université Paris 8, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, the universities of Cagliari, Bergamo and Roma Tre, as well as in secondary education.
I contributed to the revision of ALTE’s Manual for Language Test Development and Examining, on behalf of the Language Policy Programme, Education Department, Council of Europe.