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Faculty and Staff

Our faculty and staff at the Italy Center are experienced professionals in their fields and provide instruction and student support in English. Rooted in the Jesuit value of cura personalis, care for the whole person, we’re here to support you academically, culturally, and personally throughout your time in Bologna.

Alessandro Busca

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Professor of Business

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Amalia Choudhury

icflp@shc.edu

Program Coordinator, Faculty-led Programs

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Eleonora Morganti

emorganti@shc.edu

Professor of History

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Lukrecia Štulić, Ph.D.

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Professor of Statistics

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Matteo Fusco

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Professor of Fianance and Business Communication

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Piergicomo Petrioli, Ph.D.

ppetrioli@shc.edu

Professor of Art History

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Yatziri Michicich-Ochoa

ymichicichochoa@shc.edu

Program Coordinator, Semester Programs

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Alia K. Nardini, PhD

anardini@shc.edu

Associate Director for Academics & Culture and Community Officer

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Carlotta Sestito

csestito@shc.edu

Program Coordinator, Faculty-led Programs

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Irene Valsangiacomo

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Professor of Theology

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Marco Giuliani

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Professor of Biology

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Natascia Cappa

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Professor of Italian Language

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Allison Grimaldi Donahue, MFA, PhD

adonahue@shc.edu

Professor of Literature and Gender Studies

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Chiara Deodato

cdeodato@shc.edu

Social Justice Program Manager, Service Learning & Internship Program Coordinator

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Julie Champlin-Liguori, M.A.

jchamplinliguori@shc.edu

Senior Program Manager

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Margherita Marchionni

mmarchionni@shc.edu

Program Coordinator, Semester Programs

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Nicola Spaccucci

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Instructor of Media Studies

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Vittorio Buffatti

vbuffatti@shc.edu

Vice Director of Budget and Finance

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