Born in Rome on 26 January 1974. Classical secondary school diploma with distinction (Liceo Classico "Socrate"). July 2000: Degree in Psychology (La Sapienza University, 110/110 with distinction). Thesis on the plasticity of cerebellar connections.
From September 2000 to September 2001 she carried out an internship at La Sapienza in the field of experimental research (neurobiological models of neuronal plasticity) and in the field of clinical neuropsychology. December 2003: PhD in Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology (La Sapienza).
2003: Second-Level Master's in Forensic Sciences (Criminology, Investigations, Security, Intelligence) — Director: Prof. Francesco Bruno — Thesis: "Western Islam: Integrated Scenarios of the New Terror".
November 2005: Course in Investigative Psychology (ICAA — International Crime Analysis Association).
Formerly a defence consultant in the Polizzi trial, she took part as an expert in the radio programme "Legge o Giustizia" ("Law or Justice") on Radio Cusano Campus.