Meet The Team

Our program consisted of a hardworking group of undergraduate and graduate students alongside Professor Tiziana Serafini and Professor Suzanne Shanahan.

Professors

Tiziana Serafini, Ph.D.,

Teaching Professor of Italian

Interests: Teaching Italian Culture, Literature and Language with Technology, Contemporary Italian Poetry and Narrative, Italian-American Studies, Women’s Writing

Suzanne Shanahan, Ph.D.,

Leo and Arlene Hawk Executive Director; Professor of the Practice

Current Work: Focus on forced migration and moral responsibility. Additionally, other current work explores the drivers of domestic child sex trafficking and dynamics of racial collective action in the United States and Europe.

Teaching Assistants

Gabriel Biondo '25


Major: Neuroscience & Behavior, Italian

Noah Currie


Major: Graduate Student

Abigail Mancuso '24


Major: Psychology, Peace Studies

Minor: Italian

Olivia Mancuso '25


Major: ACMS

Tricia McCormack '24


Major: History

Minor: Sustainability, Italian

Joseph Vettoretti '23


Major: Finance, Economics

Join the team!

If you are interested in applying for a future TA position the LTBC program, please contact tserafin@nd.edu

If you are looking for more information about the program, please email any of the Teaching Assistants above!