Associate Professor in Research Methods in Education (PAED-02/B) at the Department of Education, Psychology, and Philosophy, University of Cagliari. She is also a Visiting Professor at the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University, where she conducts meta-analyses for the Best Evidence Encyclopedia and Evidence for ESSA. She holds a PhD in Educational Sciences and Psychology from the University of Florence (2018). Her research interests focus on evidence-based education, including systematic reviews with meta-analysis, impact evaluations on educational interventions, and use of research evidence.