Role
Full Professor of Methods and Teaching of Physical Activity at the Department of Law, Economics, and Human Sciences of the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria.
Bio
After graduating in Medicine and Surgery from the Second Faculty of Medicine of Naples (now the "Luigi Vanvitelli" University), she completed her specialization in Clinical Pharmacology in 2000 and subsequently earned a PhD in Pathophysiology of Respiratory Diseases, completing a Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She began her academic career in 2002 at the University of Naples "Parthenope," serving as a researcher and then associate professor, joining the Scientific Committee of the CIRB, the CUG, and the Teaching Board of the Doctorate in Sports Sciences.
Having obtained her National Scientific Qualification (Full Professorship) in 2022, in January 2026 she began her career as a full professor of Methods and Teaching of Motor Activities at the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria. A member of several scientific communities, she focuses her research on the fight against doping , studying the toxicology and effects of pharmacologically active substances, nutraceuticals, and products for functional recovery in sports performance.
Author of numerous international publications on dietary supplements and prevention, she has received awards from SIF, SIT, and other scientific societies, and has been included in Stanford University's 100,000 Top Scientists global ranking for the high citation impact of her studies.