Ph.D. student at the Marine Science Group, under the “Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Use of Mediterranean Sea Fishery and Biological Resources” (FishMed-PhD) program at the University of Bologna, studying the use of citizen science activities for marine biodiversity monitoring, the effects of environmental education activities within a touristic context, the importance of engaging stakeholders on the development of comprehensive ecosystem management plans (participatory environmental management), as well as the impact of anthropogenic activities on the oceanographic properties of a coastal lagoon in southeast Spain.