PhD activities
2023 - ongoing Latitude project. Collaboration with VIPER research group at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. Effects on sleep caused by differences in photoperiodicity and subjective characteristics in populations living at extreme latitudes.
2023- ongoing AltaQuota field project 2023 and 2024. Research in collaboration with the Italian Army Alpine Corps on fatigue of the soldiers at high altitudes.
Participations at events and congress
2023 ECSS Congress, Paris. Poster presentation of the study "Effect of age and training prescription on the acute responses to training in young Italian Rugby Union players", S. Spinabelli, F. Nigro, S. Marcora.
2022, XIII Congress SISMES, Milano. Oral presentation of the study "Effect of age and training prescription on the acute responses to training in young Italian Rugby Union players", S. Spinabelli, F. Nigro, S. Marcora.
Previous work experience
2022-2023 Physical education teacher at secondary school 1° Sorbolo (RE), secondary school 1° Vallisneri Scandiano, (RE) and secondary school 2° IS Gobetti Scandiano, (RE).
2022 Manager of Valorugby SummerCamp at Valorugby Emilia.
2019-2022 Sport educator in children rugby team at Valorugby Emilia.
2019-2021 Strength and performance rugby trainer in teenagers U14-U18 rugby teams at Valorugby Emilia.
2016-2018 Volleyball coach and assistant coach in teenagers U14-U18 teams at Volley Tricolore Reggio Emilia.
Education and Training
2023- ongoing PhD in ‘Sport, Health and Well-being’ at Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna.
2019-2022 LM-68 Master's Degree in Science and Techniques of Sport Activities, 110 cum Laude
2016-2019 L-22 Bachelor's Degree in Sciences of Sport and Exercise Activities.
2010-2015 High School Degree in Applied Sciences at G. Marconi High School, Parma.
Certifications
2023 IELTS English certification. Final mark 7.5, fully B2.
2020 24CFU Certification for teaching in Italian schools.
2019-2020 Rugby coach License for children with the Italian Rugby Federation
2019-2020 Rugby athletic trainer License for children, adolescents and adults with the Italian Rugby Federation
