I hold a PhD in Linguistics (Univ. Padova), and I am currently an Assist. Prof. of Italian in the University of Rijeka (Croatia, EU). I have previously held research and teaching appointments in the universities of Pula/Pola (Croatia) and Klagenfurt (Austria, EU). In Fall 2024, I am a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Italian, Columbia University, and in Spring 2025, I will be a Fellow of the Italian Academy at Columbia University, working on a project on the speech rhythm of Italian Americans.