Faculty Listing A-Z
Silvia Ammary 2003
Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
Coordinator of ENLUS (English Language for University Studies)
B.A., University of Jordan, 1993
M.A., University of Jordan, 1996
Ph.D., University of Jordan, 2001
sammary@johncabot.edu
Pierfederico Asdrubali 2003
Visiting Professor of Economics
Laurea, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” 1985
Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 1987
M.A., Brown University, 1992
Dottorato di Ricerca, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” 1994
Ph.D., Brown University, 1996
pasdrubali@johncabot.edu
Tom Bailey 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Business Administration
B.A., University of Oxford, 1996
M.A., University of Warwick, 1998
Ph.D., University of Warwick, 2003
tbailey@johncabot.edu
Alan Bates 2008
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Computer Science
B.Sc., Trinity College, University of Dublin, 1994
Ph.D., Trinity College, University of Dublin, 2000
abates@johncabot.edu
Benedetta Bessi 2006
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Classics
B.A., University of Florence, 1994
Specialization in Archaeology, Italian Archaeological School of Athens, 1998
Dottorato di Ricerca., University of Messina, 2002
bbessi@johncabot.edu
Colin Biggs 2009
Visiting Professor of Business Administration
B.A., University of Oxford, 1969
M.A., University of Oxford, 1971
Ph.D., Cambridge Universiy, 1976
M.B.A., London Business School, 1993
cbiggs@johncabot.edu
Ann E. Buckley 1999
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1968
M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1980
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1988
abuckley@johncabot.edu
Aaron Carpene 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music
B.S., University of Western Australia, 1989
Organ Diploma, Venice Conservatory, 1995
Harpsichord Diploma, Venice Conservatory, 1996
Composition and Choral Conducting, Venice Conservatory, 1998
acarpene@johncabot.edu
Clelia Clini 2012
Lecturer in Communications
Laurea, University of Trieste, 2005
Master, University of Venice "Ca’ Foscari", 2007
Dottorato di Ricerca, University of Naples "L’Orientale", 2011
cclini@johncabot.edu
Shannon Cox 2003
Lecturer in English
English for Success Coordinator
B.A., John Cabot University, 1992
M.A., School for International Training, Vermont, 1997
scox@johncabot.edu
Carlos Dews 2008
Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Texas, 1987
M.A., University of Minnesota, 1992
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1994
M.F.A., The New School University, 2008
cdews@johncabot.edu
Fiorenza Di Franco 1976
Professor Emeritus of Theater and Italian Literature
Laurea, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 1965
M.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1965
Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1969
M.L.S., Vatican International School of Library Sciences, 1975
fdifranco@johncabot.edu
Yvonne Dohna 2006
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History
Staatsexamen, University of Kiel, 1994
Magister, University of Heidelberg, 1997
Ph.D., University of Karlsruhe, 2000
ydohna@johncabot.edu
Valentina Dorato 2004
Lecturer in Italian
Laurea Magistralis, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2002
Specializzazione in Italiano L2, University of "Roma Tre", 2004
DITALS, European Certification for Teaching Italian As a Second Language, 2006
vdorato@johncabot.edu
Angelo Forte 1993
Adjunct Associate Professor of Business Administration
B.A., Brooklyn College, CUNY
Laurea, Libera Universita' Internazionale degli Studi Sociali, Rome
aforte@johncabot.edu
Renato Gatto 2010
Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics
Laurea, University of Rome "La Sapienza," 1989
M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1997
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1996
rgatto@johncabot.edu
Elizabeth Geoghegan 2009
Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
B.A., The University of Colorado at Boulder, 1992
M.A., The University of Colorado at Boulder, 1996
M.F.A., The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998
egeoghegan@johncabot.edu
Ilaria Gianni 2009
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History
Laurea Triennale, University of Rome "La Sapienza," 2002
Laurea Specialistica, University of Rome "La Sapienza," 2005
M.F.A., Goldsmiths College, U.K., 2008
igianni@johncabot.edu
Mark Graham 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1976
J.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1979
LL.M, George Washington University, 1991
mgraham@johncabot.edu
Tara Keenan-Thomson 2011
Instructor of English Composition, Writing Center Coordinator, Interim Chair of the Department of English Language and Literature
BA, New York University, 1998
MA, New York University, 2001
PhD, Trinity College Dublin, 2006
tkeenan@johncabot.edu
Margaret Kneller 2006
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences
Coordinator of the Math Lab
B.S., Stanford University, 1980
M.E.S., Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 1988
Ph.D., Columbia University, 1996
mkneller@johncabot.edu
Eszter Kollar 2010
Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Affairs
B.A., University of Budapest-Elte, 2003
M.A., Central European University, 2004
Ph.D., Luiss University, Rome, 2008
ekollar@johncabot.edu
Antonio López 2008
Lecturer in Communications
B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1989
M.A., New School for Social Research, New York City, 2005
Ph.D. candidate, Prescott College, Arizona
alopez@johncabot.edu
Josephine Luzon 2011
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.S.B.A.A., University of the Philippines, 1983
M.S.B.A., Boston University, 1990
D.B.A., University of Phoenix, 2010
jluzon@johncabot.edu
Chiara Magrini 2005
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law
Laurea, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 1995
LL.M., University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 1996
M.Jur., University of Oxford, 2000
Dottorato di Ricerca, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2002
cmagrini@johncabot.edu
Tijana Mamula 2010
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communications
Laurea, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” 2003
M.A., King’s College, London, 2005
Ph.D., King’s College, London, 2009
tmamula@johncabot.edu
Mary P. Merva, CFA 1994
Professor of Economics, Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs
B.A., California State University, Long Beach, 1982
M.A., Rutgers University, 1985
Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1989
mmerva@johncabot.edu
Karim Mezran 2001
Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., Hiram College, 1984
Laurea, University of Rome, 1988
M.A., Georgetown University, 1993
Ph.D., SAIS- Johns Hopkins University, 2001
kmezran@johncabot.edu
Daniele Nardi 2011
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology
Laurea, University of Pisa, 2004
Master, Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, 2004
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, 2008
dnardi@johncabot.edu
Christopher Neenan 1973
Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., Cambridge University, 1967
M.A., Cambridge University, 1971
B.A., University of London, 1977
Laurea, University of Rome, 1978
neenanc@yahoo.com
Linda Nolan 2011
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History
B.A. Lake Forest College,1996
M.A., University of Southern California, 2002
Ph.D, University of Southern California, 2010
lnolan@johncabot.edu
Gene E. Ogle 2002
Assistant Professor of History
B.A., Texas Tech University, 1993
M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2003
gogle@johncabot.edu
Daniele Pica 2011
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
B.Sc., University of Southern California, 1999
M.Sc., London School of Economics, 2001
Ph.D., London School of Economics, 2006
dpica@johncabot.edu
Zara Pogossian 2006
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Maharishi International University, Iowa, 1994
M.A., American University, Washington D.C., 1997
M.A., Central European University, Budapest, 1999
Ph.D., Central European University, Budapest, 2004
zpogossian@johncabot.edu
Danica Pušić 2011
Adjunct Lecturer in Classics
B.A., University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2005
Laurea magistrale, University of Rome "La Sapienza," 2006
Ph.D.
candidate, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
dpusic@johncabot.edu
Lars Rensmann 2012
Associate Professor of Political Science
B.A., Luther College, 1992
Dipl. Pol., Free University of Berlin, 1996
Ph.D., Free University of Berlin, 2002
Post-Doctorate Fellow, Yale University, 2004
lrensmann@johncabot.edu
Francesco Ruscitti 2011
Assistant Professor of Economics
Laurea, University of Rome "La Sapienza," 1999
M.S., Purdue University, 2003
Dottorato di Ricerca, University of Rome "La Sapienza," 2004
Ph.D, Purdue University, 2007
fruscitti@johncabot.edu
Shannon Russell 2005
Adjunct Assistant Professor of English
B.A., University of Western Ontario, Canada, 1985
M.A., Dalhousie University, 1988
D.Phil., Oxford University, 1997
Post-Doctorate Fellow, University of Oxford, 2000
srussell@johncabot.edu
Silvia Scarpa 2009
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science
Laurea, LUISS University, Rome, 2000
Master, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2002
Dottorato di Ricerca, University "Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna", Pisa, 2006
sscarpa@johncabot.edu
Antonietta Scioti 1980
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Laurea, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 1976
Laurea, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 1981
Laurea, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2003
ascioti@johncabot.edu
Michele Testoni 2010
Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Affairs
Laurea, University of Bologna, 2000
Postgraduate Diploma, Johns Hopkins University,
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)-Bologna Center, 2002
Dottorato di Ricerca, University of Florence, 2006
mtestoni@johncabot.edu
Lila Elizabeth Yawn 2005
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History
B.F.A., University of Florida, 1984
M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1990
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2004
lyawn@johncabot.edu
