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Associate Professor at the University of Bologna since 2022, she specializes in the philosophy of medicine, psychiatry, and psychology. Her research focuses on conceptual issues in medicine, health communication, and philosophical methodology. Currently, her work examines concepts of health and well-being, ethical and epistemic questions in diagnostic imaging, AI applications in medicine, and epistemic injustice.
Since 2024 she is an associate director of the Center for Philosophy of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health (University of Durham and University of Johannesburg) and a research affiliate at the University of Johannesburg.
Education
She graduated in Philosophy in 1997 from the University of Bologna and completed her PhD in Philosophy of Language at the University of Piemonte Orientale in 2003. She also pursued postdoctoral studies at Birkbeck College (London) and the University of Aberdeen.
Academic Career
After teaching as an adjunct professor (2002-2005), she became a permanent researcher at the University of Milan-Bicocca, where she served from 2006 to 2020. In 2022, she joined the Department of Quality of Life Sciences at the Rimini campus as an Associate Professor.
National Scientific Qualification (ASN)
She holds the ASN qualification for Full Professor in Philosophy and Theories of Language (M-FIL/05), awarded in 2021, and was first qualified as Associate Professor in the same field in 2013 (renewed in 2018). Additionally, she received the ASN qualification for Associate Professor in Logic, History, and Philosophy of Science (M-FIL/02) in 2021.
Teaching
She teaches a range of courses, including Philosophy of Medicine, Philosophy of Health, and Ethical Issues in Health Communication, primarily for degree programs in medicine and wellness sciences. In the past, she also taught Philosophy of Science (2013-2019) and Philosophy of Language (2004-2013).
Department and University Service
She serves on the Paritetica (Student-Faculty) Committee and on the Research Committee within the Department of Quality of Life Sciences and is a tutor at the Collegio Superiore (academic year 2023-24 and ongoing).
Research Activities
She has contributed to various national and international research projects. Ongoing projects include European PREMIO COLLAB project on ethics in cancer diagnostics, the EPIC project on epistemic injustice in healthcare (Wellcome Trust-funded), the DARE project on digital prevention (funded by MUR), and the PACS Project (University of Rijeka). She is a member of editorial boards for journals including the European Journal of Analytic Philosophy.
Additional Roles
Since 2024, she has served as Associate Director of the Centre for Philosophy of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Public Health (Durham & Johannesburg)
She is active in public philosophy outreach and has provided consulting and training for healthcare authorities and hospitals.
