I am a metricist interested in exploring the interaction between linguistic structure and poetic form, taking ternary metrical feet as a starting point. How are these feet represented? How do they relate to phonological structures? And how does metrical variation affect rhythmic preferences?

In 2024, I began my PhD at the University for Foreigners of Siena, where I investigate the phonological representation, the metrical structure, and the perception of ternary metrical feet in Italian poetry, particularly the anapaest, combining formal analysis with experimental methods.

During my PhD, I completed research stays at Leiden University (LUCL) and Philipps-Universität Marburg.

My research interests lie at the interface between phonology and poetic meter, integrating prosodic phonology, generative theories of meter, and experimental approaches.