Since 2021 Full Professor in social and community psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna
2014 - 2021 Associate Professor in social and community psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna
2005-2014 Assistant Professor in social and community psychology at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Bologna
2001-2003 Post Doctorate Scholarship at the Department of Educational Science, University of Bologna
2001: PhD in Social Psychology, University of Bologna
1996: Master degree in Psychology, University of Bologna
Since 2014 Head of the Community Psychology Lab Department of Psychology, University of Bologna.
Past President of European Association of Community Psychology(ECPA).
Board member of European Association for Service Learning in Higher Education (EASLHE).
Board Member of CSGE - Centro Studi sul Genere e l'Educazione - University of Bologna.
Since 2018 referent person for the Department of Psychology, University of Bologna of the project Università del Volontariato.
2018 -2024 Coordinator of the Master Degree in School and Community Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Bologna.
2019-2021 Team leader of Unibo team for the project Rural 3.0 Service Learning for the Rural Development Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliances Project reference: 599382-EPP-1-2018-1-PT-EPPKA2-KA
2019-2021 Member of Unibo team for the project Unicorn- University-Community-Learning Erasmus+ Azione KA203 Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Project reference:2019-1-IT02-KA203-063122
2015-2018 Member of Unibo team e WP10 (Impact, communication, dissemination) co-leader for the project H2020 CATCH-EyoU Constructing AcTive CitizensHip with European Youth Project reference: 649538
Reviever for the following Journals: Qualitative Health Research, Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, Psicologia Clinica dello Sviluppo, European Journal of Psychology of Education, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Youth Studies, Young, Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, Environmental Education Research, Frontiers, Journal of Community Psychology, JCASP, CPGP, Environment & behaviour
Research topics: health risk behaviours, health promotion, sense of community and civic participation, conventional and unconventional form of participation, methods for community development and active citizenship, university and community partnership, collaborative and participatory processes. Promoting social justice and equity for the general population and the LGBTQIA+ communities
