Angela Magnanini (Phd) is Associate Professor in Special Education and Pedagogy (SSD: M-PED/03) at the Department of Sport, Health and Human Sciences of the University “Foro Italico”, Rome. She is Director of the Specialization Course for Teaching Support. She regularly lectures Pedagogy, Pedagogy for Special Educational Needs and Pedagogy of integrated sport in undergraduate and graduate courses and in training courses for school teachers in the post-degree courses. She is a member Tutor of the Doctorate Program in Human Movement and Sport Sciences. She is a member of the Scientific Committees of several national and international journals (International Journal of Science Culture and Sport, Journal of Applied Sports Science, Ricerche Pedagogiche, e.g) She is a member of SIPeS (Italian Company of Special Pedagogy). Her main research interests are: a) pedagogy as mediation and the educational value of sport and motor activities in health education and citizenship; b) the design for all and processes of Inclusive Education; c) creation of an inclusive sport model with people and people with disabilities play together, d) epistemological and historical aspects of the Pedagogy of sport and of Special Education. She has contributed to the creation of Baskin (Integrated Basketball) and Integrated Football since 2000.

Author of national and international publications, including monographs, essays and articles published on scientific journals.