Experience, skills, and achievements in language education and research.

An overview of my professional experience, educational background, and expertise in language education through selected work experience, education, and other things I've done.

Experience

  • University of Southern California | Lecturer of Italian

    Jan 2022 - Present · Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Live & Learn Italian | Instructor of Italian literature

    Apr 2020 - Jul 2022 · Online

  • California State University-Long Beach | Graduate Student Assistant

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2022 · Long Beach, California, United States

Education

  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra | PhD in Translation and Language Sciences

    Oct 2024 · Barcelona, Spain
    Doctoral thesis titled "Strategie di Intercomprensione in letteratura: un confronto tra lettura e ascolto di una poesia in italiano tra partecipanti di lingue romanze e inglese"

  • California State University, Long Beach | Master of Arts in Italian Studies

    2017 - 2019 · Long Beach, California, United States

  • Università Ca'​ Foscari Venezia | Master of Arts in Language Sciences

    2014 - 2016 · Venezia, Italy

  • Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna | Bachelor of Arts in Lingue e Letterature Straniere

    2008 - 2014 · Bologna, Italy

Certifications

  • CEDILS

    Certificazione culturale della competenza in didattica dell'italiano come lingua straniera o seconda (Cultural Certification of Competence in Teaching Italian as a Foreign or Second Language).

  • RYT-400

    Achieved Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) designation by completing a rigorous training program, demonstrating the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively teach different styles of yoga classes (Vinyasa, Yin, Nidra, Restorative) and guided meditation.