Presentation
Geologist and Senior Researcher, qualified as Associate Professor (Professor of the Second Level) in 2013 and 2023 (Sector 04/A3: Applied Geology, Physical Geography, and Geomorphology). She conducts research in the field of geo-hydrological risks using a multi-hazard approach. Her scientific work focuses on the impact of landslides and floods on populations, the assessment of damage caused by geo-hydrological events, and the analysis of the relationships between climate change and risk dynamics.
Her research results are published in indexed international scientific journals, while data collected through numerous historical studies are organized into databases made available via international repositories and data catalogs, also published as e-books.
Included in the Top 2% Scientists List for 2025 and 2024 (Stanford University & Elsevier Rankings).
Professional Positions
- 2023–Present: Senior Researcher, CNR-IRPI
- 1999–2022: Researcher, CNR-IRPI
- 1994–1999: Researcher (Art. 23, DPR N.171/91)
- 1990–1992: CNR-MISM Fellowship (Ministry for Southern Development) at CNR-IRPI
Institutional Roles
- 2022–Present: Member, Scientific Council, IRPI
- 2022–2024: Head, Grant Office, IRPI
- 2017–2022: Member, Steering Committee, PON Governance and Institutional Capacity 2014-2020 – Strengthening governance in risk reduction for civil protection
- 2015–2018: Head, IRPI Secondary Office, Rende (Cosenza)
- 2016–2017: President, CNR Research Area Calabria
- 2006–Present: Coordinator, ASICal Database (Historically Flooded Areas in Calabria 1800-Present)
- 2005–Present: Head, IRPI Historical Archive, Rende (Cosenza)
Editorial Activities
- 2022–Present: Editor, Frontiers in Earth Science
- 2020–Present: Editor, NHESS – Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
- 2020–Present: Editor, WATER MDPI
- 2000–Present: Reviewer for over 100 articles in leading journals in the field
Recent International Projects
- 2017–Present: Organizer and Coordinator, European Research Group FFEM (Flood Fatalities in Euro-Mediterranean Regions)
- 2015–2025: Member, Panta Rhei Working Group, Changes in Flood Risk, IAHS (International Association of Hydrological Sciences)
- 2010–2020: Co-Leader, Task Force: Flash Floods and Societal Impact Information and Analysis, HyMeX Project (HYdrological cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment, CNRS & Météo-France)
Recent National Projects
- 2023–Present: Scientific Coordinator, Operational Agreement for Technical-Scientific Collaboration with the Southern Apennine District Basin Authority, DEDICA Project (Database of Hydrogeological Events in Calabria)
- 2023–2025: Coordinator, Action 4 Goal 1, PP1, Spoke 1, Project Tech4You – Technologies for Climate Change Adaptation and Quality of Life Improvement (PNRR Innovation Ecosystems)
- 2017–2022: Area Expert, Expert B, Technical Specifications, PON GOVERNANCE: Strengthening governance for hydrogeological and hydraulic risk reduction for civil protection
- 2017-2020: Scientific Coordinator of the agreement with the U.O.A. Civil Protection Calabria (OCDPC No. 577/2019, succeeding OCDPC No. 473/2017). OCDPC No. 473/2017: Initial urgent civil protection interventions following the exceptional meteorological events of 24–26 November 2016 in the provinces of KR and RC, and of 22–25 January 2017 in the provinces of CZ, KR, and RC.
Invited Talks
- Montpellier, France, 5–7 Nov 2019. EUFF, European Flood Fatalities Database. Workshop Projet SO-II: Système d’Observation des Impacts des Inondations
- Montpellier, France, 9–12 Oct 2018. Available Databases on the Impact of Damaging Hydrogeological Events in Mediterranean Regions. 16th Plinius Conference
- Berlin, Germany, 16–17 Dec 2015. Databases on Damaging Geo-Hydrological Events: Experiences in Mediterranean Regions. JPI-Water Workshop
- Marseille, France, 20–22 Oct 2015. Synthesis of the 5-Year Research Activities and Results of HyMeX Science Team. MISTRAL Final meeting
- Mykonos, Greece, 22–24 Sep 2015. Five-Year Science Review: Society Vulnerabilities Facing High-Impact Weather. 9th HyMeX Workshop
- Grenoble, France, 27–28 Nov 2014. Development of HyMeX Impact Database. Workshop on HyMeX Databases
- Moscow, Russia. The Use of Historical Information in Landslide and Flood Hazard Evaluation. Annual Meeting of Natural Hazard Assessment and Monitoring for Urban Territories, Russian Academy of Science
Scientific Session Coordination
- Plinius 2024, Chania, Greece, 1 Oct 2024: Socio-economic impacts: exposure, vulnerability, prospective, and adaptation, Session Chair
- ICUR 2020, Lisbon, Portugal, 23–25 Jun 2022: Urban Risks Induced by Natural Hazards, Session Chair
- IDRiM 2019, Nice, France, 16–18 Oct: Scientific Committee Member
- HyMeX Workshop. Lecce, 29/5-2/6/2018. Membro del comitato scientifico.
- HyMeX Workshop. Lecce, 29/5-2/6/2018. Session Th1.2 e Session T4.1. Session Chair.
- EGU 2018. Vienna, Austria, 10/4/2018. NH9.14 Phases of natural hazard occurrence over history. Session Chair
- EGU 2018, Vienna, Austria, 10/4/2018. CL1.01 Historical Climatology. Session Chair
- HyMeX Workshop. Barcelona, Spain, 4-7/7/2017. T3.1, Flash-floods & vulnerability. www.hymex.org/workshops. Session Chair
- HyMeX Workshop. Mykonos, Greece, 21-25/9/2015. A) 5-year science outlook meeting: flash floods and vulnerabilities; B) Five-year science review: society vulnerabilities facing high-impact weather; C) Five-year science outlook meeting: integrated forecasting of heavy precipitation, flash-floods and impacts.
- HyMeX Workshop. La Valletta, Malta, 15-18/09/2014. Membro del comitato scientifico e Session Chair del Vulnerability Science Team meeting
