Faculty

Myriam Swennen Ruthenberg - retired, founder FAU Italian Program
Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature
Ph.D., New York University
M.A., University of California at Los Angeles
“licentiaat” in Translation, State University of Antwerp, Belgium

Ilaria Serra
Professor of Italian and Comparative Studies
Ph.D. in Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University
“Laurea,” University of Venice Ca’ Foscari

Emanuele Pettener
Associate Professor of Italian and Writer in Residence
Ph.D. in Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University
"Laurea," University of Venice Ca' Foscari

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Mary Beth Lavin
Graduate Teaching Assistant
M.A. student in Comparative Literature: Italian, Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor degree in Journalism, Spanish Minor, University of Florida

Valentina Sasso
Graduate Teaching Assistant
M.A. student in Comparative Literature: Italian, Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor degree in LLCL: Italian and Linguistics, Florida Atlantic University

Hristo Joseph
Graduate Teaching Assistant
M.A. student in Comparative Literature: Italian, Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor degree in LLCL: Italian and Linguistics, Florida Atlantic University

Arianna Salomon
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University
Laurea magistrale, University of Venice, Ca' Foscari

Domenica Diraviam
Adjunct Faculty
Ph.D. in Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University
MA, Broward College 

Manuela Filomena
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ph.D. student in Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University
Laurea magistrale, Università di Roma

Alessio Giovene
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ph.D. student in Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University
Laurea magistrale, Università di Parma

Jonathan Ramazzini O'Neill
Adjunct Faculty
Ph.D. in Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic Universityy
M.A. in Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University