Education
2009: PhD in Sociology and Social Research (XXI cycle), University of Trento with a thesis entitled: Social Cohesion in Europe.
2004: Laurea (EQ. M.A.) University of Trento in Sociology (final grade 110 cum laude). Dissertation title: Couples Career.
Academic career
from 13/09/2021 -: Associate professor at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna.
from 13/09/2021 to 12/09/2024: Assistant professor at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna.
from 19/08/2019 to 30/04/2020: Staff on loan e consultant at the OECD, Directorate for Education and Skills, Higher Education team.
from 01/04/2011 to 09/09/2021:research fellow at Irvapp (Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies).
from 01/03/2004 to 31/03/2011: junior research fellow at Irvapp (Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies).
Main research projects
2023-: Age-It: Ageing Well in an Ageing Society.
2022-: Inequality between reality and perception (IneqPer).
2019-: WILL – Educare al futuro.
2020-2021: Study on Distributional Impact Assessment.
2019-2020: Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education in Four US States.
2018-2019: Engagement and Achievement of 15 Year Olds in PISA 2015 Across EU Member States.
2014-2017: ACHAB - Affording College with the Help of Asset Building.
2012-2014: La valutazione d’impatto del progetto di studio all'estero Mos-4.
2009-2015: Aiuti finanziari a studenti meritevoli provenienti da famiglie a basso reddito e i suoi effetti sull'iscrizione all'Università.
2009-2017: Valutazione dell'impatto del reddito minimo di garanzia nella provincia di Trento.
Referee activity
British Journal of Sociology; Comparative Education Review; Empirical Economics; European Journal of Political Research; European Journal of Higher Education; European Sociological Review; Higher Education; International Journal of Comparative Sociology; International Journal of Intercultural Relations; Journal of Royal Statistical Society; Longitudinal and Life Course Studies; Social Forces; Socio-Economic Planning Sciences; Political Studies; Quaderni di Sociologia; Research in Social Stratification and Mobility; Sociological forum.
