Curriculum  Vitae

Working Experience

2023-              Wageningen University.  Associate Professor.  Development Economics Group

2021-2023          University of Cambridge.  Departmental Fellow.  Land Economy

2021-2022          Wageningen University.  Assistant Professor.  Development Economics Group

2019-2021              Wageningen University.  Postdoctoral Researcher.  Development Economics Group

2018-2020       University of Cambridge.  Research Fellow.  Land Economy

2015-2019          University of Groningen.  Postdoctoral Researcher.  Department of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance

2011-2018         MDF Training & Consultancy.  Course Trainer (part-time).  Impact Evaluation

2012-2014         Wageningen University.  Project Manager.  MFS-II development interventions, MDG impact evaluations (Uganda)

2011-2012           World Bank. Short-term Consultant.  Nuton Jibon SIPP-II programme, impact evaluation rural livelihood improvement project (Bangladesh)

2010-2011          Wageningen University.  Field Coordinator.  Gola Forest Community Development REDD+ projects  (Sierra Leone)

2009-2010          Landbouw Economisch Instituut.  Research Assistant.  Value Chains for Pro-poor Development, oilseeds research programme (Ethiopia)

Educational Background

2019                       Visiting Researcher, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.  UC Berkeley (United States of America)

2017-2018         Visiting Academic, Department of Land Economy.  University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

2011-2015          PhD Development Economics.  Wageningen University (Netherlands)

2014                       Recognised Student (visiting PhD), Faculty of Economics.  University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

2008-2010          MSc International Development – Development Economics.  Wageningen University (Netherlands).  GPA: 9.0/10  Cum Laude

2004-2007          BSc Economics – Economic Development and International Cooperation.  University of Florence (Italy).  Final Grade: 110/110

Teaching Experience

Behavioral and Experimental Economics (Course coordinator, PhD/MSc); Inclusive Finance (MSc); Finance and Development (MSc); Economics and Policy of Agricultural Development (MSc); Methodology for Field Research in the Social Sciences (BSc); Introduction to Development Economics (BSc);  Impact Evaluation.

Language Skills

Italian                      Mother tongue

English                    Fluent (TOEFL iBT 111)

Dutch                      Fluent

French                    Very good (TCF C1)

Portuguese         Very good

Spanish                  Very good