2021 - Italian National abilitation for Associate Professor in Sociology of Cultural Processes and Communication, awarded by Italian Ministry of Education

2013 - Honorary Research Fellow in Sociology , awarded by Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy)

2005 - Honorary Research Fellow in Judicial and Forensic System, awarded by Faculty of Law - University of Salento (Italy)

2005 - Honorary research Fellow in Social Policy, awarded by Faculty of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences - University of Salento (Italy)

2005 - Honorary Research Fellow in Sociology of Law , awarded by Faculty of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences - University of Salento (Italy)

2004 - Honorary Research Fellow in Public Law, awarded by Faculty of Education Sciences - University of Salento (Italy)