The Umbra Faculty

The Umbra Institute is committed to the highest standard of academic excellence. The small, vibrant academic community of scholars and researchers at the Umbra Institute are experts in their field and have a demonstrated track-record of teaching excellence. The faculty is dedicated to delivering engaging, challenging, and meaningful material to Umbra students, employing on-site and experiential learning as part of the curriculum.

 

ACADEMIC COORDINATORS
Francesco Burzacca, Ph.D.
Università degli Studi di Chieti

 

Carol Clark, Ph.D.
Cornell University

 

 

ART HISTORY
Adrian Hoch, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania

 

 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 
AND INTERNSHIPS

Giampiero Bevagna, Laurea

Università degli Studi di Perugia

(specialization)

 

Giordana Pulcini, Ph.D.

Università di Roma Tre

 

John L. Dennis, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin

 

Christian Tarchi, Ph.D.

University of Florence

 

Raymond Lorenzo, M.A.

Harvard University 

 

Antonella Valoroso, Ph.D.
Yale University

 

 

DANCE
Idalee Hutson-Fish
Lecturer of Dance, Whitman College
Summer

 

Cynthia N. Nazzaro

Professor of Dance, Springfield College
Summer

 

 

ECONOMICS

Giordana Pulcini, Ph.D. 

Università di Roma Tre

 

 

ENGLISH LITERATURE
& CREATIVE WRITING

Antonella Valoroso, Ph.D.
Yale University

 

Patrick Panazarella, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo
Summer

 

 

HISTORY AND CLASSICAL STUDIES
Charles Jarvis, Ph.D.
University of Missouri-Columbia
(Visiting Professor)

 

Alessandro Celani, Ph.D.

Università degli Studi di Perugia

 

Giampiero Bevagna, Laurea

Università degli Studi di Perugia

(specialization)

 

Simon Young, Ph.D.
University of Florence

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Ray Shaw, Ph.D.
London Metropolitan University
M.S. London Business School

 

Dario Parenti, Laurea

University of Florence

 

 

NATURAL SCIENCES
David J. DiMattio, Ph.D.
University of Missouri
Summer

 

 

 

 ITALIAN STUDIES – INTERDISCIPLINARY
Antonella Valoroso, Ph.D.
Yale University

 

Simon Young, Ph.D.
University of Florence

 

Angela Tumini, Ph.D.
Oxford University
Summer

 

Zachary Nowak, M.A.
Middlebury College

 

Elgin K. Eckert, Ph.D.
Harvard University 

 

Elisa Ascione, Ph.D.
University of Perugia

 

 

ITALIAN LANGUAGE
Robert Proctor, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Summer

 

Giuliano Agamennoni, M.Ed.
Università per Stranieri di Perugia

Francesco Gardenghi, Laurea
Università degli Studi di Perugia (specialization)

Roberta Mugno, M.Ed.
Università per Stranieri di Perugia

 

Barbara Samu, Ph.D.
University of Manchester

 

Elgin K. Eckert, Ph.D.
Harvard University 

 

Marta Simonetti, M.Ed.

Università per Stranieri di Perugia

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Simon Young, Ph.D.
University of Florence

 

Giordana Pulcini, Ph.D.

Università di Roma Tre

 

PSYCHOLOGY

Christian Tarchi, Ph.D.

University of Florence

 

John L. Dennis, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin

 

 

RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY
Michael Chiariello, Ph.D.
Boston University
Spring Semester

 

Adrian Hoch, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania

 

 

VISUAL ARTS
William Pettit III, M.F.A.
Tyler School of Art

 

Philippa Stannard, M.F.A.

Florida State University University

 

Martha Wakeman, M.A., M.F.A.
Dominican University

Summer