In my teaching I celebrate diversity, variety and difference, cater for all learning styles, encourage positive group dynamics in class, and accommodate individual needs.

最初来自意大利，并在意大利研究和工作，我的背景是两个截然不同的领域：外语教育和电影研究。

I completed my Bachelor Honors in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Bari in Italy and also studied for a Master's degree in European Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. I hold a Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education and a Master’s degree in Humanities from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

My research interests are in Italian cinema, with a special focus on women filmmakers. I edited the volumeVisions of Struggle in Women's Filmmaking in the Mediterranean(Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) which was presented onCityLine, WCVB TV (ABC), Channel 5, Boston in May 2010. I also guest-edited the special issue ‘Cinematic Journeys of Italian Women Directors’ of欧洲电影研究，8：2,2011。我已发表在裁决的期刊上以及可用于查看的编辑收藏中这里.

I am the founder and Editor of the book seriesTrajectories in Italian Cinema and Media和Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies, both published by Intellect Ltd. In September 2014, the Venice Film Festival Authors’ Day, promoted by the Association of Italian Film Directors and Authors (ANAC), invited me to present two themed issues on the intersections between Italian and Chinese cinema. I was also invited by the Academy of Italian Cinema in April 2016 to represent the special issue celebrating the在克里纳尔宫举行的意大利总统塞尔吉奥塔拉拉举行的仪式上举行的唐纳德罗大卫（1956-2016）和at the Award Night with Sky broadcast in Rome. I also presented the journal at the 69th edition of the Cannes Film Festival as part of the Italian cinema section in May 2016, as well as at the 8th edition of the Italian Film Festival in Seoul, South Korea in November 2016.

I organized the international symposium Visions of Struggle: Women’s Filmmaking in the Mediterranean at Wellesley College in 2007, and the international conferencesInnovations and Tensions in Italian Cinema and Media2017年和Global Intersections and Artistic Interconnections: Italian Cinema and Media Across Times and Spaces in 2019, andItalian cinema and media: Past and present, continuity and change, expectations for the futurein 2021,机器人h at The American University of Rome.

I was also the Artistic Director of the film festivalItalian Cinema in Historical and Intercultural Contextsheld at Wellesley College in 2017, andInnovations in Contemporary Italian Cinema, Wellesley College in 2019.

At Wellesley College, I teach language and culture courses in the意大利研究部. In the电影和媒体研究计划, I have taughtIntroduction to Cinema and Media Studies,Italian Women Directors,和欧洲女性电影制作的跨国旅程.

I established and supervised summer internships in Italy such as the在梵蒂冈博物馆的照片库(2012-2015), theAssociation for Research into Crimes against Art(ARCA) in Amelia (2011-2016),KitchenFilm Production Company在罗马（2012年至今）和美国罗马文化研究所（AIRC）（2010-2012）。

我担任Wellesley Collectult学院外语教师研讨会主任，组织专业发展计划。亚博永久官网作为外语教育家，我创建了教学材料，设计了教师培训和培训师开发课程，以及在意大利，英格兰和美国教导语言专业人士。我也活跃作为认证的Actfl OPI和WPT教练，测试仪，认证顾问和意大利教练。

我担任居民总监Eastern College Consortium Program (E.C.Co.)在锡耶纳和博洛尼亚的2000-2001，也在2018年秋季，并在莱切的夏天和2006年。我也成立于2003年Winter Session study abroad program in Rome for the Italian Studies 202 intensive course and 250 Independent Study我指向和教授直到2020年。

I have been a Visiting Scholar at the University of Edinburgh, Birkbeck College-University of London, and the University of Bologna; as well as a Visiting Lecturer at Middlebury College and The American University of Rome.

我曾担任康涅狄格州中央康涅狄格州立大学现代语言部的审查委员会成员，为罗马美国大学康涅狄格州学院的意大利研究课程，以及外语和外语部的教师教育计划和课程布兰迪斯大学马萨诸塞州教育部联邦的拉丁文与古典研究系。