Associate professor of Applied Statistics at the Department of Political Sciences of the University of Perugia. She is the PI of the CO.R.E project, and consultant of the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority and of other national and international agencies (i.e., UNHCR, World Bank). Since 2016, she leads a thematic area within the Italian Association for Quality of Life (AIQUAV) on Contrast to corruption, social integrity and quality of life. She is member of the steering committee of the University of Perugia inter-departmental Centre of studies and advanced education on Legality and Participation (LEPA). She is the official representative of the University of Perugia within the ECPR – European Consortium for Political Research – and its standing group on (Anti-)Corruption and Integrity.