faculty
“Students at GIF benefit from a high level of academic instruction from both European and U.S. faculty. The administration supports faculty as they integrate learning and travel. The result is a rich, holistic, and transformative experience for students and professors alike.” - Dr. Mark Alfino
Professor of Philosophy Gonzaga University
ALESSANDRO ANDREINI, Adjunct Instructor of Religious Studies; Doctorate in Philosophy, University of Florence; Ph.D. in Theology, La Scuola Alti Studi, Fondazione S. Carlo di Modena. SERENA BALDINI, Adjunct Instructor of Italian; Ph.D., Università degli Studi di Firenze; Post Laurea Program, Language and Communication, Department of Linguistics, Università degli Studi di Firenze; Master in Teaching Italian, University of Venice. OLGA BARANOVA, Adjunct Instructor of Contemporary History; B.A. and M.A, Belarusian State Pedagogical University; Ph.D. in History, European University Institute. HENRY BATTERMAN, Associate Professor of Italian and Assistant to the Dean for Cultural/Linguistic Activities; B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., University of Michigan. FILIPPO BELACCHI, Adjunct Instructor of English; B.A. and M.A., Università degli Studi di Urbino; Ph.D. in European Intercultural Studies, Università degli Studi di Urbino, Italy. PIERLUCA BIRINDELLI, Adjunct Instructor of Sociology and Communication; B.A. and M.A, University of Florence; Ph.D. in Sociology of Culture and Communication, University of Florence. J. PATRICK BURKE, Dean of Gonzaga-in-Florence and Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Gonzaga University; M.A., St. Louis University; Ph.D., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
MERCEDES CARRARA, Assistant Professor of Art History; B.A., Manhattanville College; M.A., Villa Schifanola Graduate School of Fine Arts. YVONNE DiPALMA, Adjunct Instructor of Art; B.A., Johns Hopkins University; M.A., Villa Schifanola Graduate School of Fine Arts. ANITA GARRIOTT, Adjunct Associate Professor of Music; Juilliard School of Music; M.A.Musicology, Villa Schifanola Graduate School of Fine Arts. BERNARD GBIKPI, Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science; Ph.D., European University Institute. ANDREA GIUNTINI, Adjunct Professor of Economics; Dottore in Storia Economica, Università degli Studi di Firenze; Ph.D., Istituto Universitario Navale di Napoli, Naples. GABRIELA ADRAGNEA HORVATH, Adjunct Instructor of Literature; B.A., University of Bucharest; Post-graduate three-year course of journalism in Bucharest, Academy of Journalism; Laurea in Lingue e Letteratura Straniere, Università degli Studi di Firenze. LUCY JOCHAMOWITZ, Adjunct Instructor of Art; B.A., Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru; M.A. in Fine Arts, Accademia di belle Arti di Firenze; Master of Printmaking, Scuola Internazionale per l’Arte Grafica “Il Bisonte.” BARBARA LASTRUCCI, Adjunct Instructor of Italian; Dottore in Storia Moderna, Facolta di Lettere e Filosofia, Università degli Studi di Firenze. BARET MAGARIAN, Adjunct Instructor of English; B.A. in English Literature, University of London, Royal Holloway College; Ph.D. in English Literature, University of Durham. SILIA PASSERI, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology; Laurea, Psychology, University of Florence. ALESSANDRO PAZZAGLIA, Adjunct Instructor of Business and Office Administrator; Dottorato in Economia e Commercio, Università Commerciale L. Bocconi, Milan. GIOVANNA RUSSO, Adjunct Associate Professor of Italian; Dottore in Sociologica, Università degli Studi, Trento. ROBERTO SABBADINI, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History; Dottore in Lettere e Filosofia, Università degli Studi di Venezia “Cà Foscari”; Ph.D., European University Institute. FATMA H. SAYED, Adjunct Instructor of Political Science; B.A., The American University in Cairo; M.P.A., The American University in Cairo; Ph.D., The European University Institute in Florence, Italy. FRANCESCO VOSSILLA, Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy and History of Art; Laurea in Museum Studies, University of Florence; Ph.D., History of Architecture, University of Florence. Faculty biographical information available online.
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