Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at the Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy, I previously taught at the College of the Holy Cross (2007-2017). I studied for my Ph.D (and M. Phil. and M.A.) in the Philosophy Department at Columbia University (2001-2007)), and for my Laurea in the Philosophy Department at the Università degli studi di Firenze, in Florence, Italy (1996-2000). My research focuses on issues in the general areas of Metaphysics, Philosophy of Biology, and the Philosophy of Food.