BIO

If you have landed on this page, chances are that you know a bit about me already!
But if not, here is a Very Short summary of  my professional journey to date.

Born of an English father and Italian mother, I have 15+ years of experience in interdisciplinary research and education at the Universities of Oxford, St Andrews, Trento and the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna.

 

After gaining a BMus in Classical Piano, a BA and an MPhil in Ancient Philosophy in Italy, I earned my PhD in at the University of St Andrews under the supervision of Prof. Stephen Halliwell.

From 2013 to 2015 I worked at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna. In 2016, I joined
Jesus College, Oxford, and the Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford, where I've been a Junior Research Fellow (2016–19) and subsequently a Research Associate (2019–22). 
In 2019–20, I have also worked as a Visiting Professor at the University of Verona. 
I have recently been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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Since 2007, I have taught in a variety of English-medium settings in the UK and Italy, and have delivered over 30 research talks at international universities and research institutions in the UK, Europe, Brazil and Japan.

I have plenty of experience in making complex things happen and telling engaging stories in the process, harnessing the power of technology whenever appropriate. Since 2011, I have designed and organised over 10 collaborative events, including innovative educational programmes and interdisciplinary projects that make ancient cultures come alive for contemporary audiences. 

 

I am a passionate advocate for purposeful and intelligent innovation in education, informed by insights provided by psychology and cognitive science. I am particularly interested in developing new educational approaches centred on Critical Thinking and Emotional Intelligence and literacy—skills that are proving to be increasingly vital for the functioning of 'Information Age' societies, especially since the advent of AI.

 

I'm also interested in exploring the role that distributed communities can play in current and future societies, thanks to a principled and intentional use of digital technologies. ​

 

In the future, I also hope to be able to work on the intersection between music and psychology—but one step at a time! ​