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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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Carlotta Sestito

csestito@shc.edu

Senior Program Coordinator, Travel Programs

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Eleonora Morganti

emorganti@shc.edu

Professor of History

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Lukrecia Štulić

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Professor of Statistics

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Matteo Fusco

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Faculty Coordinator for Ethical and Sustainable Travel, Professor of Finance and Business Communication

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Sam Favre

sfavre@shc.edu

Assistant Director for Admissions and Recruitment

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Alia K. Nardini

anardini@shc.edu

Associate Director for Academics & Culture and Community Officer, Professor of History & Political Science

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Chiara Deodato

cdeodato@shc.edu

Social Justice Experiential Learning Manager, Social Science Adjunct Professor

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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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Pia Velázquez Iannuzzelli

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Program Coordinator, Semester Programs

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Vittorio Buffatti

vbuffatti@shc.edu

Vice Director of Finance and Administration

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Allison Grimaldi Donahue

adonahue@shc.edu

Professor of Literature and Gender Studies

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Claudia Marulo

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Professor of Italian Language

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Julie Champlin-Liguori

jchamplinliguori@shc.edu

Director

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Margherita Marchionni

mmarchionni@shc.edu

Program Coordinator, Semester Programs

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Piergiacomo Petrioli

ppetrioli@shc.edu

Professor of Art History

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