Education

• Ph.D. in animal science. Czech University of Life Sciences. Prague, Czech Republic. 2021. thesis: “Concentrations of cortisol and testosterone related to relationships between members of a bachelor group of red deer stags”. 
• MSc. in ecology and evolution. university of ferrara, italy. 2014. thesis: “Friendly and unfriendly social relationships among red deer stags (Cervus elaphus) and concentrations of testosterone and cortisol”.
• BSc. in natural sciences. university of naples 'Federico II', italy. 2012. thesis: “Structure and development of deer antlers: functional and ethological implications”. 

Employment and internships

• Postdoctoral fellow. 2024/2027. Faculty of Forest Sciences. Department of Widlife, Fish and Natural Resources. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Umeå, Sweden
• Postdoctoral fellow. 2023/2024. Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences. Department of Game Management and Wildlife Biology. Czech University of Life Sciences. Prague, Czech Republic
• Research assistant. 2016/2024. Department of Ethology. Institute of Animal Science. Prague, Czech Republic
• Technician. 2015. Department of Ethology. Institute of Animal Science Prague, Czech Republic

• Internship. 2025. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research. Trondheim, Norway
• Internship Erasmus in Ethology. 2019. University of Siena, Italy
• Internship Erasmus+ EPIC II in Ethology. 2014. Institute of Animal Science Prague, Czech Republic
• Internship in Zooanthropology. 2013. University of Ferrara, Italy
• Internship in Etnobotany. 2011/2012. University of Naples 'Federico II', Italy

Funding and awards

Grants

• Conference attendance grant for Behaviour 2025. April 2025. 1000£
• Conference attendance grant for the International Moose Symposium 2025. 2000 SEK
• SLU Future Forests. Organization of Workshop “ Future Forests: A Joint Dialogue on Forestry, Management, and Animal Behaviour”. February 2025. 72.000 SEK
• FORMAS, Sweden/Norway. Mobility grants for early–career researchers. Title of the project: Characterization of moose personality in an anthropogenic landscape and its applications to forestry and management. March 2024– March 2027. 3.699.164 SEK.
• Institute of Animal Science, Prague, Czech Republic. Internal grant to support young researchers. Title of the project: Welfare indicators in farmed deer. June– December 2023. 190.000 CZK.

Awards

• Certificate of Excellence "Ferrara School of Biosciences". University of Ferrara. Italy. 2015.

Organization of events

• Workshop “Future Forests: A Joint Dialogue on Forestry, Management, and Animal Behaviour”. February 2025. Wien (Austria) and Umeå (Sweden) - (Co-Organizer)

Scientific societies