ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2009-present Department of French and Italian
  • Adjunct Lecturer, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2007-2009 Department of Communication and School of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Louisville, 2005-2007 Departments of Communication and Women’s and Gender Studies
  • Lecturer, Franklin College, Switzerland, 2003-2005 Department of International Communication
  • Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1998-2002 Department of Communication and Culture and Gender Studies
  • Teaching Assistant, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1997 Department of Gender Studies
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1996-1997 Department of American Studies and French and Italian


EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Communication and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2005. Dissertation: Mediating Italianness: Television, Identity, and Globalization. Advisors: Michael Curtin and Barbara Klinger. Minor: West European Studies
  • M.A. in American Studies, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1997. Concentrations: Communication, Women’s Studies
  • M.A. in Anglo-American Literature, summa cum laude, University of Cagliari, Italy, 1994. Thesis: The Writings of Pioneer Women in the American West. Advisor: Paola Boi
  • B.A. in Foreign Languages and Cultures, University of Cagliari, Italy, 1992. Concentrations: English, German, Literature


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Books:

Book Chapters:
  • “Alternative Media in Italy: The Case of Telestreet” in Beyond Monopoly: Globalization and Contemporary Italian Media, eds. Michela Ardizzoni and Chiara Ferrari, Lexington Books.

Refereed Articles:

Online Publications:

Reviews:

SELECTED REFEREED PRESENTATIONS
  • "Migration and the City: Mediating Urban Cultural Borders in Italian Neighborhoods" Italian Cultural Studies Conference, Darmouth College, Hanover, NH, May 6-9, 2010.
  • "New Narratives of the Other: Arabs and Muslims in Italian Cinema" AAIS Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, April 22-25, 2010.
  • “Alternative Media in Italy: The Case of Telestreet” Cultural Studies Association Conference, New York, May 22-24, 2008.
  • Workshop on “Layers of Globalization: Translation and/as Reformatting” Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Philadelphia, PA, March 7-9, 2008.
  • “Alternative Media in Italy: The Case of Telestreet” Exploring New Media Worlds Conference, College Station, TX, Feb. 29-March 2, 2008.
  • “Using Globalization to Promote Regionalism: The Popularity of Global Television Formats in Italy” Global Fusion Conference, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 7-9, 2007.
  • “From Tele-vision to Proxy-vision: The Case of Telestreet in Italy” Panel of Cultural Studies and New Media, Cultural Studies Now Conference, London, July 19-22, 2007.
  • “Neighborhood Television Channels in Italy: The Case of Telestreet” Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Chicago, March 8-11, 2007.
  • Roundtable on diversity and cultural production communities, Flow Conference, Austin, Oct. 26-29, 2006.
  • “Exotic Bodies, Ethnic Selves: Minority Women in Italian Television” Conference on Women and Mass Media in 20th Century Italy, London, Oct. 19-20, 2006.
  • “Global Formats, Regional Accents in Italian Television: The Unexpected Ends of Reality Shows” Global Fusion Conference, Chicago, Sept. 29-30, 2006.
  • “Global Formats, Regional Accents: When Television Reinvents the Nation” Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Vancouver, Canada, March 2-5, 2006.
  • “Watching Italy between the Regional and the Global” National Communication Association Conference, Boston, Nov. 16-19, 2005.
  • “Engendering the Nation: Women, Bodies and Identity on Italian Television” International Communication Association Conference, New York, May 26-30, 2005.
  • “Recontextualizing Italian Globalization: Television, Politics, and Commercialism” Global Fusion Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 29-31, 2004.
  • “Globalizing National Cinemas: Teaching Cultural Change through Film” International Communication Association Conference. Panel: Teaching International Communication in a Global Context, New Orleans, May 27-31, 2004.
  • “Margins of Identity: Italian Public Radio, Globalization and Transnationalism” International Radio Conference, Madison, WI, July 28-30, 2003.
  • “Unveiling the Veil: Gendered Discourses and the (In)Visibility of the Female Body in France” International Communication Association Conference, San Diego, CA, May 23-27, 2003.
  • “Relocating Identities: The Role of Al Jazeera among Young Arab Immigrants in Northern Italy” Media In Transition 3 Conference at MIT, Cambridge, MA, May 2-4, 2003.
  • “Accents on the Margin: Ozpetek’s Filmmaking and Contemporary Italian Cinema” Accented Cultures Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 18-20,    2003.
  • “Blurring the Boundaries between Private and Public: Italian Television in the 21st Century” Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Minneapolis, MN, March 6-9, 2003.
  • “Italianness Re-Visited: Miss Italy and Identity Politics on Italian Television.” Society for Cinema Studies Conference, Denver, CO, May 23-26, 2002.
  • “North/South, East/West: Italian Television and National Identity in a Global Context” Media in Transition 2 Conference at MIT, Cambridge, MA, May 10-12, 2002.
  • “What’s New in Big Brother? Challenges to the Future of Television Studies” American Communication Association Convention, Boone, NC, October 4-6, 2001.
  • “The Other French Cinema: Kassovitz’ Metisse and La Haine” International Communication Association Conference, Acapulco, Mexico, June 1-5, 2000.

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS
  • “Through the Ethnic Lens: National Identity on Television” Department of Communication and Culture Colloquium Series, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, May 21, 2005.
  • Discussant in roundtable The Political Economy of Hollywood. Franklin College, Switzerland, Nov. 20, 2003.
  • “Cuban Cinema and Caribbean Filmmaking: The Role of Women” Caribbean Literature and Culture Conference, Franklin College, Lugano, Switzerland, April 18-20, 2003.

AWARDS AND GRANTS
  • Top Paper Award, International and Intercultural Communication Division of the National Communication Association, 2005. Paper: “Watching Italy between the Regional and the Global.”
  • Top Paper Award, Feminist Scholarship Division of the International Communication Association, 2005. Paper: “Engendering the Nation: Women, Bodies and Identity on Italian Television.” - $200
  • College of Arts and Sciences Travel Grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2003. Enabled me to participate in the Accented Cultures Conference in Amsterdam. - $250
  • Doctoral Research Grant, Department of Communication and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington, March 2003. Enabled me to conduct extensive research in Italy. - $500
  • Top Paper Award, Feminist Scholarship Division of the International Communication Association, 2003. Paper: “Unveiling the Veil: Gendered Discourses and the (In)Visibility of the Female Body in France” - $200
  • Travel Grant, Department of Communication and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2001. Enabled me to participate in the American Communication Association Convention in Boone, NC.- $250
  • College of Arts and Sciences Travel Grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2000. Enabled me to participate in the International Communication Association    Conference in Acapulco, Mexico. - $250.
  • Fulbright Fellowship, 1995 – 1997. Enabled me to pursue a Master’s degree in American Studies at the University of Iowa. - $10,000.
  • American Studies Award, Department of American Studies, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1995 – 1997. Complemented the Fulbright Fellowship. Enabled me to complete a Master’s degree in American Studies. - $5,000.
  • Erasmus Fellowship, European Union, 1993. Enabled me to spend one semester at Anglia University in Cambridge, UK, as part of the M.A. program in Anglo-American Literature. - $5,000.

TEACHING HISTORY

2007-present University of Colorado at Boulder

ITAL1500 Introduction to Italian Culture
ITAL4030 Italy: Media and Culture
ITAL4160 Gender, Sexuality and the European City**
COMM4510 Seminar in Gender and Communication
COMM3410 Intercultural Communication
JOUR4711 Media and Culture
JOUR4201 International Mass Communication

2005-2007 University of Louisville

COMM301/WGST391 Communication and Gender
WGST 203 Gender and Public Dialogue
COMM463 Global Media** (face-to-face and online)
WGST 593 Global Feminisms**
COMM305 Introduction to Mass Communication (face-to-face and online)

2003-2005 Franklin College-Switzerland

COM340 Communication Ethics
COM378 Genders through World Cinemas**
COM203 Intercultural Communication
COM 100 Introduction to International Communication
COM 110 Introduction to Mass Media
COM210 Language and Society
COM497 Seminar in International Communication
COM386 Seminar on Popular Culture**
COM378 World Cinemas**

1998-2002 Indiana University

C121 Public Speaking
C202 Globalization of the Media
C202 World Media
C203 Women and the Media
C312 Introduction to Television Criticism

[** indicates a new course]


ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE
  • Member of Chancellor's Committee on Women - University of Colorado - Fall 2009-present.
  • Referee -  Journal of Global Mass Communication
  • NCA Reviewer – Mass Communication Division – Spring 2008
  • NCA Reviewer – Critical and Cultural Studies Division – Spring 2007
  • Reviewer – Social Behavior and Personality Journal – Spring 2007
  • Co-creatory of the first International Film Series in the Department of Communication – University of Louisville, Spring 2007
  • Participation in a series of Inclusive Teaching Circle meetings – University of Louisville, Fall 2006.
  • Member of Non-US Television Committee – Society for Cinema and Media Studies, 2006-2007.
  • NCA Reviewer – International and Intercultural Communication Division, 2006.
  • Member of Screening Committee – Society for Cinema and Media Studies, 2005-2006.
  • Library Search Committee – Franklin College, Switzerland, 2003-2004.
  • Undergraduate Student Adviser – Franklin College, Switzerland, 2003-2004.
  • Faculty Adviser – Film Studies Group – Franklin College, Switzerland, 2003-2004.
  • Undergraduate Student Travel Leader – Franklin College, Switzerland, 2002-2003.
  • Student Representative – Television Studies Caucus – Society for Cinema and Media Studies, 2001-2002.

Updated: January 3, 2008
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