Education
- Obtains his Ph.D. in Psychology at the Department of Psychology of the University of Bologna in 2023.
- He graduates in School and Community Psychology in 2016 at the Department of Psychology of the University of Bologna.
Scientific activity
Participation in international research programs:
- Horizon Europe project SINCRONY: Intersectional Inclusion in Deliberation and Participation with Youth (2024-2027);
- PRIN2022 project E-CLIC: (Citizen) Engagement for climate change and environmental sustainability: (how does it work/change) online, offline, or onsite? (2023-2025)
- UNAEUROPA project: A collaborative UNAEUROPA service-learning network to transform teaching and learning in the European Space of Higher Education (2021);
- Erasmus+ project UNI-CO-leaRN: University-Community-Learning, Strategic Partnerships for higher education, Erasmus + Program (2020-2022);
- Erasmus+ project Rural 3.0: Service Learning for the Rural Development, KA2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices - Knowledge Alliances, Erasmus + Program (2019-2021);
- Erasmus+ project EuropeEngage: Developing a Culture of Civic Engagement through Service-Learning within Higher Education in Europe, KA2 Strategic Partnership, Erasmus + Program (2014-2017).
Awards
- International Award for Doctoral Dissertation. 2025 ECPA Best Doctoral Thesis Award granted to the dissertation “The Transformative Potential of Community Engagement in Higher Education: An Analysis of Service-Learning Effects on Students, Communities, and Institutions” by the European Community Psychology Association. Awarded during the ECPA 2025 Conference “Building Community Strength in Uncertain Times,” held at the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada – ISPA, Lisbon, Portugal.
- International Award for Doctoral Dissertation. Honorable Mention, Dissertation Award 2024 granted to the dissertation “The Transformative Potential of Community Engagement in Higher Education: An Analysis of Service-Learning Effects on Students, Communities, and Institutions” by the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. Awarded during the 2024 IARSLCE Conference “Intersections,” held at the University of San Diego, California, USA.
Affiliations with Associations and Scientific Societies
- Since February 2019, he has been registered with the Order of Psychologists of Emilia-Romagna.
- Member of the Italian Association of Psychology (AIP) – Social Psychology Section
- Member of the European Association of Service-Learning in Higher Education (EASLHE)
- Member of the European Community Psychology Association (ECPA)
- Member of the American Psychological Association (APA)
- Member of the Italian University Association for Service-Learning (UNiSL)
- Member of the Center for Studies on Gender and Education (CSGE)
