LETIZIA DI BELLA

Letizia Di Bella is associate Professor in Paleontology and Paleoecology at “Sapienza” University of Rome (GEOS-02/A). She graduated in Geological Science (1990), PhD in Paleontology (1995), had a Postdoctoral fellowship at “Sapienza” University of Rome (1996-1998), and three research collaboration fellowships (2000-2006). Since 1994, she has been a member of the Italian Paleontological Society and the Italian Geological Society. From 1993 she engaged in numerous research projects; as a specialist in Neogene and Quaternary biostratigraphy of the Mediterranean basin, she attended many conferences during the courses of Micropaleontology and Palaeontology. She is a specialist in Micropaleontology, studying mainly foraminifera. In recent years, she also studied the micro-meiobenthos community's environmental responses to climate changes and anthropogenic impact.
Main scientific interests: biostratigraphy of Neogene-Quaternary marine succession Mediterranean basin through the study of foraminiferal assemblages; taxonomy, ecology and paleoecology of Caenozoic foraminifera finalised to paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic reconstruction. Studies on recent foraminiferal assemblages as biomarkers in stressed environmental areas and extreme environments (hydrothermal vents, submarine caves, marine canyons). Since 1993, she has participated in numerous research projects and international congresses and published more than 84 articles.