Professor of Geography (s.d. M-GGR/01, 11/B1) in Department of Historical Sciences and Cultural Heritage of Siena University since 1/11/2005, where she teachs since 1999-2000.
- Degree in Pedagogy (6/11/1992), Florence University (Italy), thesis in Geography, vote 110 cum laude.
- Diploma of the Postgraduate Course in Medieval, Modern and Contemporary History, Florence University (Italy) (1993).
- Ph.D (11/04/2002) in “Historical Geography and landscape-territorial organization” (XIV cycle), Florence and Genoa University (Italy).