Prof. Catia Giaconi is Full Professor of Didactic and Special Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education of the University of Macerata. She is the actual President of SIPeS - Italian Society of Special Pedagogy. She is also the President of the Scientific Committee of "In4In srl" spin-off (approved by UniMc). At the University of Macerata, since AY 2015-2016, she has several coordination roles. She is also the Director of specialization courses for pre-service Support Teachers, the Coordinator of the University Project “Inclusion 3.0” and PhD Scholarships Eureka (Industrial doctorates, co-funded by the Region Marche). She is a member of Board of Directors of the University (since 2018) and of Board of Professors for Research Doctorates of Theory, Technology and History of Education and “Human Sciences course, and of Education, Cultural Heritage and Territories” programmes (cycles XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXXIII, XXXV, XXXVI) She is member of the Board of Directors and the Commission for the final judgement of the second level Master in Pedagogical Coordinator (since AY: 2006/2007) She is also a member of the Assessment Board for the National Academic Qualification (subject: Education) and a member of the Evaluation Board for training plans and projects within inter-professional funds. The research activity of Prof. Giaconi is focused on the development of innovative, pedagogically-oriented solutions for people with Specific Learning Disabilities and disabilities, to promote strategies to improve their quality of life. In this context, Prof. Giaconi: she is Vice Chairman of the Italian Society of Special Pedagogy (2020-2023); she has been the Rector's Delegate for Disability at National University Conference of Delegates for Disability (CUNDD), since 2018. She is the Research Advisor of the bilateral Italy-USA agreement, between the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism (University of Macerata, Italy) and the Salt Center (University of Arizona) since January 2020 to date. She is also the Research Director of the Italy-Brazil international research project "LAB: Quality of life", within the agreement between the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism (University of Macerata, Italy) and the Department of Phonoaudiology (Paulista State University, Brazil) since 2012 to date. She is Research Advisor in the management service of the "Regional Center for Research and Documentation of Disabilities" of the Marche Region (since 2016 to date); she is Head of the Local Research Units in different Scientific Collaboration Agreements between the University of Macerata and ANFASS, Comunità di Capodarco di Fermo, A.R.C.A. - Onlus and “ASP Paolo Ricci”- since 2012 to date. Prof. Giaconi participates in international and national research institutions: Tin Tec -Research Center of Teaching and Learning, Inclusion, Disability, and Educational Technology (University of Macerata - Departments of Education and Training Sciences, Cultural Heritage and Tourism); Laboratòrio de Investigacao dos Desvios da Aprendizagem – LIDA do Departamento de Fonoaudiologia – UNESP San Paolo. Coordinator Prof. Simone Aparecida Capellini (since 2013 to date.); Interdepartmental Research Centre for the Evaluation of Territorial Policies, Department of Economics and Law, University of Macerata; Research Centre in Psychology of Semiotic Communication of text J.S. Petȍfi; Study Center on Educational and Family relations (since 2008, to date); Center for Documentation, Research and Didactics in the field of Educational and Training Professions (University of Macerata - Departments of Education and Training Sciences, Cultural Heritage and Tourism). Prof. Giaconi has also collaborated in the realization of several National and International projects funded through competitive calls, such as "La formazione e le funzioni del Pedagogista per l’infanzia e la famiglia", PRIN (2008-2010)- as a member of the Research Unit; RE-ACT - Self-Reflection Tools For Smart Universities Acting Regionally (2020)- as Work package leader; TAXISTARS (2012) - as a member of the Research Unit; OPÉEN & ReForm: Observation des Pratiques Éducatives et des pratiques Enseignantes de la Recherche à la Formation (2012)- as a member of the Research Unit; SINC@HE – Support and Inclusion of students with disabilities at higher education institutions in Montenegro (2011)- as Work package leader; DL@WEB – Enhancing the quality of distance learning at Western Balkan higher education institutions(2010)- as Coordinator; Progetto PIC EQUAL II, Investing in people (2006)- as a member of the Research Unit. For her research activities, Prof. Giaconi has received several National and International Awards. She was the winner of the Brain Connection Award 2020, Inovação and Boas Práticas com Foco na Humanidad and of the Brain Connection Award 2019, Special category Best Practice in Education. She was awarded with the prize for the best paper "Qualidade de escrita de escolares disléxicos: use of questionnaire, escala de dysgraphia as avaliative procedure", in Psychology Research, vol. 6, 10/2016, by the Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia on 22.10.2016. She is the winner of the special "Visual Festival" award for the short film to raise awareness on autism (2016) and the winner of the 2nd Italian Pedagogical Award (S.I.PED.) with the essay “In the Community of Capodarco di Fermo”, Rome, Armando Editore, 2012, conferred on March 27, 2015. She also won the Globo Tricolore, the Inclusive Didactic Award in 2013. Prof. Giaconi also directs three editorial series, namely: “Embodiment, Education, Inclusion”, Pensa multimedia, Lecce, Italia;“Traiettorie inclusive”, FrancoAngeli, Milano; “Transtornos de Aprendizagem”, Fundepe, San Paolo, Brasile. Prof. Giaconi participates in the editorial committee of the following journals: Education Sciences and Society (since 2010) – Peer Reviewed Journal, classified "A" by ANVUR; Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences and Education Journal (since 2012) -Peer Reviewed Journal indexed in SCIELO; Italian Journal of Special Education for Inclusion (since 2012)- Peer Reviewed Journal, classified "A" by ANVUR (since 2012). Prof. Catia Giaconi is Full Professor of Didactic and Special Pedagogy at the Faculty of Education of the University of Macerata. In the same Faculty, since AY 2015-2016, she has several coordination roles. She is also the Director of specialization courses for pre-service Support Teachers, the Coordinator of the University Project “Inclusion 3.0” and PhD Scholarships Eureka (Industrial doctorates, co-funded by the Region Marche). She is a member of Board of Directors of the University (since 2018) and of Board of Professors for Research Doctorates of Theory, Technology and History of Education and “Human Sciences course, and of Education, Cultural Heritage and Territories” programmes (cycles XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXXIII, XXXV, XXXVI) She is member of the Board of Directors and the Commission for the final judgement of the second level Master in Pedagogical Coordinator (since AY: 2006/2007) She is also a member of the Assessment Board for the National Academic Qualification (subject: Education) and a member of the Evaluation Board for training plans and projects within inter-professional funds. The research activity of Prof. Giaconi is focused on the development of innovative, pedagogically-oriented solutions for people with Specific Learning Disabilities and disabilities, to promote strategies to improve their quality of life. In this context, Prof. Giaconi: she is Vice Chairman of the Italian Society of Special Pedagogy (2020-2023); she has been the Rector's Delegate for "Inclusion 3.0", since 2018. She is the Research Advisor of the bilateral Italy-USA agreement, between the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism (University of Macerata, Italy) and the Salt Center (University of Arizona) since January 2020 to date. She is also the Research Director of the Italy-Brazil international research project "LAB: Quality of life", within the agreement between the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism (University of Macerata, Italy) and the Department of Phonoaudiology (Paulista State University, Brazil) since 2012 to date. She is Research Advisor in the management service of the "Regional Center for Research and Documentation of Disabilities" of the Marche Region (since 2016 to date); she is Head of the Local Research Units in different Scientific Collaboration Agreements between the University of Macerata and ANFASS, Comunità di Capodarco di Fermo, A.R.C.A. - Onlus and “ASP Paolo Ricci”- since 2012 to date. Prof. Giaconi participates in international and national research institutions: Tin Tec -Research Center of Teaching and Learning, Inclusion, Disability, and Educational Technology (University of Macerata - Departments of Education and Training Sciences, Cultural Heritage and Tourism); Laboratòrio de Investigacao dos Desvios da Aprendizagem – LIDA do Departamento de Fonoaudiologia – UNESP San Paolo. Coordinator Prof. Simone Aparecida Capellini (since 2013 to date.); Interdepartmental Research Centre for the Evaluation of Territorial Policies, Department of Economics and Law, University of Macerata; Research Centre in Psychology of Semiotic Communication of text J.S. Petȍfi; Study Center on Educational and Family relations (since 2008, to date); Center for Documentation, Research and Didactics in the field of Educational and Training Professions (University of Macerata - Departments of Education and Training Sciences, Cultural Heritage and Tourism). Prof. Giaconi has also collaborated in the realization of several National and International projects funded through competitive calls, such as La formazione e le funzioni del Pedagogista per l’infanzia e la famiglia, PRIN (2008-2010)- as a member of the Research Unit; RE-ACT - Self-Reflection Tools For Smart Universities Acting Regionally (2020)- as Work package leader; TAXISTARS (2012) - as a member of the Research Unit; OPÉEN & ReForm: Observation des Pratiques Éducatives et des pratiques Enseignantes de la Recherche à la Formation (2012)- as a member of the Research Unit; SINC@HE – Support and Inclusion of students with disabilities at higher education institutions in Montenegro (2011)- as Work package leader; DL@WEB – Enhancing the quality of distance learning at Western Balkan higher education institutions(2010)- as Coordinator; Progetto PIC EQUAL II, Investing in people (2006)- as a member of the Research Unit. For her research activities, Prof. Giaconi has received several National and International Awards. She was the winner of the Brain Connection Award 2020, Inovação and Boas Práticas com Foco na Humanidad and of the Brain Connection Award 2019, Special category Best Practice in Education. She was awarded with the prize for the best paper "Qualidade de escrita de escolares disléxicos: use of questionnaire, escala de dysgraphia as avaliative procedure", in Psychology Research, vol. 6, 10/2016, by the Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia on 22.10.2016. She is the winner of the special "Visual Festival" award for the short film to raise awareness on autism (2016) and the winner of the 2nd Italian Pedagogical Award (S.I.PED.) with the essay “In the Community of Capodarco di Fermo”, Rome, Armando Editore, 2012, conferred on March 27, 2015. She also won the Globo Tricolore, the Inclusive Didactic Award in 2013. Prof. Giaconi also directs three editorial series, namely: “Embodiment, Education, Inclusion”, Pensa multimedia, Lecce, Italia;“Traiettorie inclusive”, FrancoAngeli, Milano; “Transtornos de Aprendizagem”, Fundepe, San Paolo, Brasile. Prof. Giaconi participates in the editorial committee of the following journals: Education Sciences and Society (since 2010) – Peer Reviewed Journal, classified "A" by ANVUR; Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences and Education Journal (since 2012) -Peer Reviewed Journal indexed in SCIELO; Italian Journal of Special Education for Inclusion (since 2012)- Peer Reviewed Journal, classified "A" by ANVUR (since 2012).