Antonella is a geomorphologist and an environmental-naturalistic guide. She graduated in Geological Sciences from the University of Padua in 1993 and, in 1995, spent six months in Scotland conducting research on river dynamics at the University of Dundee. Since 2012, she has worked as an environmental-naturalistic guide at the University Botanical Garden and the Museum of Nature and Humankind in Padua, where she leads guided tours for tourists, citizens, schools, university students, and institutional guests of the University of Padua, including English-speaking visitors. Previously, Antonella was a freelance geologist, researcher, and developer of environmental education and scientific dissemination projects for schools and the wider community. She collaborated with local municipalities as an environmental expert, serving on planning committees and contributing to data collection and analysis to prepare reports such as the State of the Environment and Guidelines for the Environmental Action Plan.

Her work also included environmental education for primary and secondary schools, focusing on the importance of local natural features, and running awareness campaigns on waste separation. As a geomorphologist, Antonella has had the opportunity to study various environments, collaborating with international colleagues on European projects. These included working with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) in Rome on the Slow Active Faults in Europe project (2001–2003) and with Regione Veneto on the Interreg IIIB CADSES Kater II Project (2006–2007). She has also utilised GIS technology to create maps illustrating the geomorphological evolution of coastal, plain, and valley environments.