MSc degree in Biology with specialization in biological ecology (2006); currently she is a PhD Student in Ecology and Biological Resources Management (Tuscia University, Italy) and research fellow at ISPRA - Institute of Environmental Protection and Research in Conservation and Management. Her key skills are related ecosystems monitoring through remote sensing and GIS applications. She is actually involved in THESEUS FP7 - EU project for biophysical assessment of sensitive coastal habitat and in national research project in the field of nearshore ecosystems characterization for morphological and ecological characterization and habitat conservation.