Department of Art & Humanities - Faculty

Our professors come from all over the world – as close as Rome and as far afield as Australia – to know more about us refer to our Faculty Pages. We are:

Dr. Daniela Battisti, Adjunct Professor teaching Classics and Ancient History

Prof. Daria Borghese, Adjunct Professor, an art historian specializing in Baroque painting and Collezionismo

Prof. Breda Ennis, Full-time faculty, local artist and Director of the Pyramid Art Studio

Dr. Cristiana Filippini, Adjunct Professor, is one of our resident medievalists with a passion for Baroque painting

Prof. Jan Gadeyne, Adjunct Professor, is into the Late Antique period and has a background in Classics and Archeology

Dr. Dustin Gish, Adjunct Professor, is our Philosophy person who also teaches Ancient Greek and Roman history

Dr. Paul Gwynne, Full-time Assistant Professor of Classical Studies and Director of Honors and Interdisciplinary Studies is our resident Latinist & also teaches Mythology and Ancient History.

Dr. Ursula Hawlitschka, Adjunct Professor, teaches in Business of Art and cintemporary art

Dr. Valerie Higgins, Full time Assistant Professor, Acting Chair of Arts and Humanities & Co-ordinator of General Education, has a background in archeology and history and has an interest in figural art and Feminism

Dr. Terry Rossi Kirk, Full-time faculty, teaches and researches modern architecture

Dr. Jens Koehler, Adjunct Professor, has a background in Classics and Archeology and teaches ancient Roman history and Archeology

Dr. Vicky Kynourgiopoulou, Adjunct Professor, with a background in Archeology and Cultural Heritage teaches in our new Business of Art concentration and Ancient Art and Architecture

Dr. Flavia Marcello, Adjunct Professor, an architect who loves Art and Architecture of the 20th century and specializes in the Italian Fascist period

Dr. Caspar Pearson, Adjunct Professor, an art historian specializing in the Renaissance

Prof. Mario Teleri Biason, Adjunct Professor, is an expert printmaker and artist and teaches Drawing

Dr. Lila Yawn, Adjunct Professor, specializes in Medieval Art and Manuscripts teaches Art History of Rome and Classical Studies