My courses span more than seven hundred years of the history of Italian language, literature and culture. I specifically design them to be interdisciplinary and I expose students to a variety of genres, theoretical approaches to literary criticism and to the linguistic subtleties of the ever-changing Italian language.

I truly enjoy teaching students at all levels and I am fully committed to advising and mentoring students during all stages of their academic and professional careers. In Spring 2012, I was awarded the Faculty Advisor of the Year Award at the University-Wide Pioneer Awards Ceremony.

*All of my courses at DU have been originally designed and individually taught, unless otherwise noted. The vast majority have been taught in Italian, unless otherwise indicated.

Advising and Mentoring are integral aspects of my work. I view both as extensions of teaching that have the potential to advance student persistence and success, as well as positively advancing faculty development. My current career goal is to foster collaborations, envision and streamline new and innovative processes that ultimately move conversations and initiatives (with students and faculty) to the next phase.

2018-19 CAHSS New Faculty Mentor * DU Assessment Fellow since 2017  *  FSEM New Faculty Mentor since 2016  *  2015-2016 L&L Pretenure Faculty Mentor 

2012 Faculty Adviser of the Year  *  FSEM Adviser since 2009 * ITAL Major, Minor, & Study Abroad Adviser 2007-2019

All 4-credit courses independently developed unless marked with a #; courses taught in English marked with an *.

# ITAL 1001 Elementary Italian F2012 (2 sections)

# ITAL 1002 Elementary Italian W2016, W2017 (2 sections), W2017, W2019

ITAL 1003 Elementary Italian SP2011 (3 sections), SP2017

ITAL 2001 Intermediate Italian F2007

ITAL 2001 Intermediate Italian F2008, W2008 (2 sections)

ITAL 2002 Intermediate Italian W2009

ITAL 2005 Reading and Conversation SP2008, SP2008, SP2012, SP2014, SP2016, SP2019, SP2021

ITAL 2201 20th-Cent. History and Culture: The Ital. Woman F2008

* ITAL 2201 20th-Cent. History and Culture: The Ital. Woman W2012, W2014, W2016, F2017, F2018, S2019, S2020

ITAL 2500 Introduction to Literature: Conflict W2010, W2012, W2014, W2016, W2018, W2020

All 4-credit courses independently developed unless marked with a #; courses taught in English marked with an *.

* FSEM 1111 Networking Italian-Style F2015-present

* FSEM 1111 Exile and Italian Literature F2009, F2011, F2013

ITAL 3010 Conversation and Composition W2019, W2021

ITAL 37XX Topics: Teatro e società del '700 SP2008, SP2012, F2013, S2017

ITAL 37XX Topics: Dante F2009, F2011, SP2014, F2016, F2019

ITAL 37XX Topics: Performance of Italian Theater W2009

ITAL 37XX Topics: Identità a tavola W2010

ITAL 37XX Topics: Love and War in the Renaissance SP2009, SP2011, F2012, F2015, W2018, S2022

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Dante 2 credits, W2022

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Love & War in Renaissance 2 credits, S2022

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Introduction to Literature 4 credits, S2018

ITAL 2991 Independent Study: Renaissance Readings 1 credit, W 2018

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Renaissance Readings 4 credits, F2016

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Teatro e società del ‘700 4 credits SP2012, SP2017

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Pellegrino Artusi 4 credits W2017

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Identità a tavola 4 credits W2008

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Rappresentazioni regionali 4 credits SP2008

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Italian Short Story 2 credits W2009

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Italian Short Story 2 credits W2010

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Renaissance Reading 1 credit SP2011

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Renaissance Readings 2 credits SP2011

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Gli indifferenti 4 credits SU2011

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: I Medici 4 credits F2011

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Calvino 2 credits W2012

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Italian Tragedy 1 credit SP2012

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Il gattopardo 4 credits F2012

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: The Italian Woman 4 credts W2013

ITAL 3991 Independent Study: Italia Nord/Sud 4 credits SP2014