Laurea, Sapienza University of Rome, 1992
MA, University of California, Los Angeles, 1994
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2000
Ferruccio “Ferro” Trabalzi, who joined JCU in 2011, studied architecture and earned his undergraduate degree in sociology at Sapienza University of Rome. At the University of California, Los Angeles, he obtained his MA and PhD in Urban Planning with a dissertation on the capacity of traditional food producers located in underdeveloped regions to compete in the global market without losing, in fact, reinforcing their cultural identity. Ferro has taught at different Universities in the USA and in South Africa. Currently, he lives in Rome, where he teaches Sociology with a special focus on contemporary, alternative, and non-touristic Rome. His current research interests include urban agriculture and food culture in Rome, sustainable urbanism and urban identities in the age of globalization, and regional economic development with a focus on the role organized crime has in shaping local economic culture.
