I am a Researcher at INVALSI, the Italian National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education and Training System. I work in the National Surveys Area, contributing to the design and development of standardized English-language assessments.
I hold a Ph.D. in Language Teaching from Université Bordeaux Montaigne, completed jointly with Roma Tre University. My research focuses on applied linguistics, second language acquisition, language assessment and vocabulary.
I was born in Catanzaro, Calabria (Italy). In 2010 I moved in Rome to attend the University of Roma Tre where I studied Foreign Languages and Cultures (English and French). During my Bachelor degree I did an Erasmus Placement at the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris (France). Back in Rome, I graduated with honours and I started a Master in Foreign Languages for International Communication. During this period I have done an Erasmus in Budapest (Hungary) at ELTE University, and an Erasmus Placement in London (United Kingdom) at LISC College.
In 2015 I took my Master’s degree with honours and then I moved to Bordeaux (France) where I started an internationally co-tutored PhD in Applied Linguistics with the co-tutorship of the University of Bordeaux Montaigne and of the University of Roma Tre. Meanwhile I taught Italian in a Bordeaux High School and I have been Lecturer at the University Bordeaux Montaigne.
In 2017 I moved to Boston (Massachusetts), where I taught Italian at the Eliot School. I subsequently worked as a Temporary Lecturer and Research Assistant at the University of Paris 8. Since 2024, I have worked at INVALSI on research and the development of standardized English-language assessments.
I have a great passion for everything that concerns foreign languages and linguistics in general. I love travelling and discovering new places and cultures. My biggest hobby is reading. I love Italian and French literature.