Calogero Lo Destro is an Assistant Professor at the Niccolò Cusano University of Rome and he is currently teaching Social Psychology and Sport Psychology. He has completed a PhD program in Social Experimental Psychology at Sapienza University of Rome in 2017. In the same year, he spent six months as a visiting post-doctoral student at the University of Maryland under the supervision of Prof. Arie Kruglanski. His research interests mainly include self-regulation, motivation, human performance, and individual well-being.