I am Assistant Professor in Demography at the "Paolo Fortunati" Department of Statistics of the University of Bologna.

Previously, I was Senior Researcher at the Demography Unit of the University of Stockholm (SUDA) and at the Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) of the University of Lausanne.

In 2016, I obtained a PhD in Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute (EUI) with a thesis on "Fertility in Time of Economic Crisis. The Great Recession effects on childbearing in the United States".

I collaborate with several groups of researchers in Europe. With SUDA, I am currently working on a project on fertility declines in the Nordic countries.

I also collaborate with researchers at the University of Lausanne, INED (Paris) and Bocconi University in Milan on a project on life course critical events and wellbeing in Switzerland and France.

With scholars in Italy and Sweden, I study the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on childbearing intentions and behaviour in Europe.

Since 2020, I am a member of the Experts Group of the Italian Ministry of Family, studying the impact of the pandemic on families and young adults in Italy.