Department of Communication and English

Antonello Villani

Prof. Antonello Villani Adjunct Professor of Film, Photography, Acting, and Communication M.A. History and Film, The Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA M.A. Fine Art, The Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA Prof. Tony Villani has taught at the American University of Rome since 1998. He has also taught at Temple University and John Cabot University, the [...]

Pierpaolo Sarram

Prof. Pierpaolo Sarram Adjunct Faculty B.A., Boston College M.A., Northwestern University Contact: p.sarram@aur.edu

Alessandro Liberto

Prof. Alessandro Liberto Adjunct Faculty Laurea di Dottore, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” Professor Alex Liberto was educated in Malta, London and Rome, where he has held senior positions within International Academic Institutions and Universities, and with the International media. He has been lecturing British and American Literature at the American University of [...]

Lewis Klausner

Prof. Lewis Klausner Adjunct Faculty B.A., Boston University Ph.D., Yale University Lewis Klausner teaches literature, theory, composition, and writing for business. He earned his PhD at Yale University writing about Robert Frost and modern poetry. He has published articles and reviews about romantic and modern literature. Professor Klausner taught at Yale University, Connecticut College, The [...]

Elizabeth Geoghegan

Prof. Elizabeth Geoghegan Adjunct Professor of Communication & English MFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago MA The University of Colorado at Boulder BA The University of Colorado at Boulder Elizabeth Geoghegan earned an MFA in Writing from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago and an MA in Creative Writing from [...]

Silvia Esposito

Prof. Silvia Esposito Adjunct Faculty B.A., Boston University M.A., Harvard University Graduate School of Education Silvia Esposito was born in Boston, Massachusetts and moved to Rome, Italy when she was eight with her Italian father, American mother and younger sister. She has a B.A. in Psychology and English from Boston University, an Ed.M. from Harvard [...]

Kristen Palana

Prof. Kristen Palana Associate Professor of Film and Digital Media / Communication M.F.A., Computer Graphics and Interactive Media, Pratt Institute B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston Kristen Palana is an American/Portuguese multimedia artist based in Rome, Italy. She has taught digital media, art, and communication courses in the United States and Italy for [...]

Lisa Colletta

Dr. Lisa Colletta Associate Professor of English – Director of English and Writing Program B.A., University of Nevada M.A., California State University Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University Lisa Colletta’s area of expertise is twentieth-century British and American literature, and her research interests include humor studies, the literature of travel and exile, and literary history, especially as [...]