1999 Degree in Philosophy from the Institute of Psychology, in collaboration with the Institute of Internal Medicine (Thesis: The Quality of Life in chronic illness). 2000-2001 Six-month scholarship in the disciplinary sector “Historical, Philosophical, Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences”, to attend PhD courses at foreign institutions of higher education in the U.S.A. - the Ramapo College of New Jersey; the Institute of Psychology at Keene State College, New Hampshire; and the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, California in collaboration with Professor Albert Bandura PhD. 2006 PhD in Sport Sciences (XVII cycle) at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Catania, Sicily. 2009 Assistant Professor for the scientific disciplinary sector M-EDF/01 “Methods and teaching of motor activities”, University Kore of Enna, Italy. 2018 Associate Professor for the scientific disciplinary sector M-EDF/01 “Methods and teaching of motor activities”, University Kore of Enna. 2023 Full Professor of Exercise and Sport Sciences (06/N2), University Kore of Enna. Research activity concerns mood, imagery, human perception, emotions, health, and attention in sport (novice/expert).