Italian, expat, mother of two, keen writer and reader.
Scientist, educator, hospitality professional, personal development coach and mental health advocate by training; traveller and explorer of places, peoples and stories by passion.
I lived, studied and worked in Italy, Tunisia, France, Egypt, New Zealand and Switzerland before finding home in Scotland.
I combine professional and personal skills to
promote holistic, person-centred approaches to help others overcome barriers, build confidence and identify sustainable personal and professional paths
support inclusion, integration and wellbeing
create and share knowledge and information for empowerment and dialogue
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2023 Writing for Wellbeing, Cardiff University (UK)
2022 Be There Certificate, Jack.org and Born This Way Foundation
2021 Practitioner Coach Diploma, Noble Manhattan Coaching Ltd (UK)
2020 Mental Health First Aider, ensa (Switzerland)
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2016 PhD in Zoology, University of Otago (New Zealand)
2008 MSc in Biodiversity and Evolution, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy)
2005 BSc in Biology, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy)
Member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
Trainer at Foster. Lead. Promote. A career building programme for women in science
Reading, mostly narrative and crime fiction
Learning something new on Coursera and FutureLearn
Running