Her research interests range from the sociology of beauty to gender socialization and education. She’s the author of a number of essays on aesthetic surgery [Per Piacere. Storia culturale della chirurgia estetica, Il Mulino, 2008], gendered social dynamics during adolescence [Adolescenti e differenze di genere (ed), Carocci, 2012], as well as articles on the medicalization of ugliness, the social construction of femininity and masculinity, and feminist theory.