CURRENT POSITION
Since 1 August 2019: Associate professor in Statistics, Department of Statistical Sciences “P. Fortunati”, University of Bologna, Rimini Campus.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
(Aug 2016 - Jul 2019 ) Fixed-term senior assistant professor in Statistics, Department of Statistical Sciences “P. Fortunati”, University of Bologna, Rimini Campus on the three-year project: "Statistical multivariate methods for the study of data with complex structure".
(Aug 2013 - Jul 2016) Fixed-term junior assistant professor in Statistics, Department of Statistical Sciences “P. Fortunati”, University of Bologna, Rimini Campus on the three-year project: "Development of statistical methods and models for the analysis of economic and social data".
(Nov 2011 - Jul 2013) Research fellow at Rimini Campus,
University of Bologna (in collaboration with the Department of
Statistical Sciences “P. Fortunati”, University of Bologna) on
the project: "Statistical models for ability assessment:
relevant theoretical issues for applications in cognitive and
learning studies".
(Nov 2009 - Nov 2011 ) Research fellow at Rimini Campus,
University of Bologna (in collaboration with the Department of
Statistical Sciences "P. Fortunati" of the University of Bologna)
on the project: “New methodological developments on
adaptive tests for learning evaluation”.
(Oct 2007- Oct 2009) Post doc at the Statistics Department
“P. Fortunati”, University of Bologna on the project:
“Statistical methods and models for student evaluation during
University: entrance and in itinere competence analysis".
(Jan - Oct 2007) Research fellow at the Polo
Scientifico-Didattico of Rimini, University of Bologna. Title of
the research project: “Statistical models for student
evaluation: from the entrance to the exit from the University
system".
EDUCATION
(2007) PhD in "Statistical methodology for scientific research",
Statistics Department “P. Fortunati”, University of Bologna. Title
of the dissertation: “Item Response Theory models for the
competence evaluation: towards a multidimensional approach in the
University guidance”.
(2003) Degree cum laude in "Statistics and Computing for
Business", Statistics Faculty, University of Bologna (Rimini).
Title of the dissertation: “Item Response Theory models for
polytomous data".
RESEARCH ABROAD
(Apr - Jun, 2005) Visiting student at the Institut für
Psychologie (Institute of Psychology), Friedrich-Schiller
University of Jena (Germany) supervised by Prof. Rolf Steyer.
(Mar - May, 2006) Visiting student at the Department of Research
Methodology, Measurement and Data Analysis, Faculty of Behavioral
Sciences, University of Twente (Enschede, The Netherlands)
supervised by Prof. Bernard P. Veldkamp.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Member of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS)
- Member of the Psychometric Society
- Member of the International Association for
Computerized Adaptive Testing (IACAT)
SCIENTIFIC AWARDS
Winner of the
“IMPS 2009 Junior Oral Presentation Prize” for
the best junior oral presentation at the 16th International Meeting
of the Psychometric Society (Cambridge, 20-24 July
2009).