A listing of The American University of Rome faculty and their areas of expertise.

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TOPIC AREAS

ACCOUNTING / AIDS / ANTHROPOLOGY / ARCHAEOLOGY / ART AND ARCHITECTURE / BUSINESS / CAMPAIGNS / COMPUTER & THE INTERNET / CRIME / DIVERSITY / DRUG POLICY/ EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALKANS /
ECONOMICS / EDUCATION / ETHICS / ETHNIC GROUP RELATIONS / EUROPE / FINE ARTS / FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS INDEX / HISTORY /
HUMAN RIGHTS / ITALY / JEWISH STUDIES / LANGUAGE / LAW / LITERATURE /
MARKETING / MATHETMATICS & STATISTICS / MEDIA / PHOTOGRAPHY / POLITICS / ROME / SEXUALITY / SOCIOBIOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY / TAXATION / THEATER AND FILM / TRADE / UNITED STATES / URBAN AFFAIRS / VATICAN

ACCOUNTING
Claudia Gramaccia - professor of accounting
Accounting; digital economy; e-commerce; international business; Italian/International tax law; accounting and business education; performance measures; Rome

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AIDS
Paolo Crocchiolo - professor of international relations
Ethics and global policies; Universal Declaration of Human Rights (historical, philosophical, biological backgrounds); ethics and human sexuality; HIV/AIDS; bioethical issues; NGO policies and humanitarian intervention; racism; cultural diversity; Habermasian approach to contemporary ethical issues

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ANTHROPOLOGY
Bjorn Thomassen - professor of anthropology and sociology
Ethnicity and nationalism, multiculturalism, globalization, identity politics, classical sociology, contemporrary Italian society, Italian nationalism, the cultural construction of the European Community, the Mediterranean area, Europe.

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ART AND ARCHITECTURE
Breda Ennis - professor of art
Printmaking (all techniques); oil painting; watercolor; acrylics; drawing techniques; sacred art (arte sacra); museum logy; Canon law relating to art restoration

Jan Gadeyne - professor of history
Archaeology in Rome and Italy; ancient art; Belgium
Terry Rossi Kirk - professor of art history
Urban development and restoration; archeology and the city; architecture; Roman art history; Baroque art history; Italian design; Renaissance art history; Rome

Giovanna Piga - professor of design
Architectural design; architecture; interior design; landscape architecture; modern and contemporary history of architecture

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ARCHAEOLOGY
Jan Gadeyne - professor of history
Archaeology in Rome and Italy; ancient art; Belgium

Terry Rossi Kirk - professor of art history
Urban development and restoration; archeology and the city; architecture; Roman art history; Baroque art history; Italian design; Renaissance art history; Rome

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BUSINESS
Kathleen Fitzsimmons - professor of business
Consumer marketing; business-to-business marketing; marketing consulting; English and Italian translation; demographics; cross-cultural adaptation

James H. Lynch - professor of law
Patrimony laws; art provenance issues; import and export restrictions (specifically with cultural objects and works of art); executive compensation; business ownership transitions inclusive of employee financed acquisitions; business concentrations; anti-competitive practices; legal jurisdiction for Internet-based activities

Aldo Patania - professor of economics and political science
International trade; E-commerce; Italian economic affairs; European Union

Silvano Susi - professor of business administration
Italian economy; Roman politics; Italian entrepreneurs; Italian associations; building construction

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CAMPAIGNS
Claudio Lodici - professor of political science
Italian Senate; Italian politics; "Third Way" policies; U.S. politics; U.S. Presidency; U.S. Congressional policies; U.S. presidential and congressional campaigns, Italian Civilization and Democracy and Government

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COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET
James H. Lynch - professor of law
Patrimony laws; art provenance issues; import and export restrictions (specifically with cultural objects and works of art); executive compensation; business ownership transitions inclusive of employee financed acquisitions; business concentrations; anti-competitive practices; legal jurisdiction for Internet-based activities

Aldo Patania - professor of economics and political science International trade; E-commerce; Italian economic affairs; European Union

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CRIME
James Walston -professor of political science and international relations
Italian politics; Italian history; Vatican politics; Southern Italy; Organized crime; Calabria; Italian-Balkan relations, Rome city politics; Jewish Italy; UK politics; Ireland

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DIVERSITY
Paolo Crocchiolo - professor of international relations
Ethics and global policies; Universal Declaration of Human Rights (historical, philosophical, biological backgrounds); ethics and human sexuality; HIV/AIDS; bioethical issues; NGO policies and humanitarian intervention; racism; cultural diversity; Habermasian approach to contemporary ethical issues

Kathleen Fitzsimmons - professor of business
Consumer marketing; business-to-business marketing; marketing consulting; English and Italian translation; demographics; cross-cultural adaptation

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DRUG POLICY
Paolo Crocchiolo - professor of international relations
History of psychotropic drug dependence, evolving UN drug policies (supply, demand and harm reduction), the dilemma prohibitionism / antiprohibitionism

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EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALKANS
James Walston - professor of political science and international relations
Italian politics; Italian history; Vatican politics; Southern Italy; Organized crime; Calabria; Italian-Balkan relations, Rome city politics; Jewish Italy; UK politics; Ireland

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ECONOMICS
Aldo Patania - professor of economics and political science
International trade; E-commerce; Italian economic affairs; European Union

Silvano Susi - professor of business administration
Italian economy; Roman politics; Italian entrepreneurs; Italian associations; building construction

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EDUCATION
Claudia Gramaccia - professor of accounting
Accounting; digital economy; e-commerce; international business; Italian/International tax law; accounting and business education; performance measures; Rome

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ETHICS
Paolo Crocchiolo - professor of international relations
Ethics and global policies; Universal Declaration of Human Rights (historical, philosophical, biological backgrounds); ethics and human sexuality; HIV/AIDS; bioethical issues; NGO policies and humanitarian intervention; racism; cultural diversity; Habermasian approach to contemporary ethical issues

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ETHNIC GROUP RELATIONS
Paolo Crocchiolo - professor of international relations
Ethics and global policies; Universal Declaration of Human Rights (historical, philosophical, biological backgrounds); ethics and human sexuality; HIV/AIDS; bioethical issues; NGO policies and humanitarian intervention; racism; cultural diversity; Habermasian approach to contemporary ethical issues

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EUROPE
Jan Gadeyne - professor of history
Archaeology in Rome and Italy; ancient art; Belgium

Aldo Patania - professor of economics and political science
International trade; E-commerce; Italian economic affairs; European Union

James Walston - professor of political science and international relations Italian politics; Italian history; Vatican politics; Southern Italy; Organized crime; Calabria; Italian-Balkan relations, Rome city politics; Jewish Italy; UK politics; Ireland

Bjorn Thomassen - professor of anthropology and sociology
Ethnicity and nationalism, multiculturalism, globalization, identity politics, classical sociology, contemporrary Italian society, Italian nationalism, the cultural construction of the European Community, the Mediterranean area, Europe.

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FINE ARTS
Breda Ennis - professor of art
Printmaking (all techniques); oil painting; watercolor; acrylics; drawing techniques; sacred art (arte sacra); museum logy; Canon law relating to art restoration

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HISTORY
Anna Balzarro - professor of Italian Contemporary Italian history; history and memory; Italian language instruction
Jan Gadeyne - professor of history
Archaeology in Rome and Italy; ancient art; Belgium

Terry Rossi Kirk - professor of art history
Urban development and restoration; archeology and the city; architecture; Roman art history; Baroque art history; Italian design; Renaissance art history; Rome

Giovanna Piga - professor of design
Architectural design; architecture; interior design; landscape architecture; modern and contemporary history of architecture

James Walston - professor of political science and international relations Italian politics; Italian history; Vatican politics; Southern Italy; Organized crime; Calabria; Italian-Balkan relations, Rome city politics; Jewish Italy; UK politics; Ireland

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HUMAN RIGHTS
Paolo Crocchiolo - professor of international relations
Ethics and global policies; Universal Declaration of Human Rights (historical, philosophical, biological backgrounds); ethics and human sexuality; HIV/AIDS; bioethical issues; NGO policies and humanitarian intervention; racism; cultural diversity; Habermasian approach to contemporary ethical issues

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ITALY
James Walston - professor of political science and international relations Italian politics; Italian history; Vatican politics; Southern Italy; Organized crime; Calabria; Italian-Balkan relations, Rome city politics; Jewish Italy; UK politics; Ireland

Bjorn Thomassen - professor of anthropology and sociology
Ethnicity and nationalism, multiculturalism, globalization, identity politics, classical sociology, contemporrary Italian society, Italian nationalism, the cultural construction of the European Community, the Mediterranean area, Europe

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JEWISH STUDIES
James Walston - professor of political science and international relations Italian politics; Italian history; Vatican politics; Southern Italy; Organized crime; Calabria; Italian-Balkan relations, Rome city politics; Jewish Italy; UK politics; Ireland

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LANGUAGE
Anna Balzarro - professor of Italian Contemporary Italian history; history and memory; Italian language instruction

Corrada Curry - professor of Italian
Modern French literature; modern Italian literature; translation studies; comparative literature; Sicilian writers

Kathleen Fitzsimmons - professor of business
Consumer marketing; business-to-business marketing; marketing consulting; English and Italian translation; demographics; cross-cultural adaptation

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LAW
James H. Lynch - professor of law
Patrimony laws; art provenance issues; import and export restrictions (specifically with cultural objects and works of art); executive compensation; business ownership transitions inclusive of employee financed acquisitions; business concentrations; anti-competitive practices; legal jurisdiction for Internet-based activities

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LITERATURE
Corrada Curry - professor of Italian
Modern French literature; modern Italian literature; translation studies; comparative literature; Sicilian writers

Cristina Lombardi-Diop - professor of Italian
Modern and contemporary Italian fiction and cultural history, Anglophone and Francophone African literature, contemporary immigrant literature, colonial discourse and postcolonial studies, women’s studies and poststructuralist theory.

Maurizio Marmorstein - professor of Italian and theater
Film; Italian theater; Italian literature; Italian culture

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MARKETING
Fitzsimmons, Kathleen - professor of business
Consumer marketing; business-to-business marketing; marketing consulting; English and Italian translation; demographics; cross-cultural adaptation

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MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS
Audrey Curnock - professor of Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics, Statistics, Financial Mathematics, Calculus, Analysis, Functional Analysis.

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MEDIA
Magda Romano - professor of media and communication
U.S. and European media, journalism, media and ethics, media and society

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PHOTOGRAPHY
Tony Villani - professor of photography and film
Film theory and criticism; Italian neo-realism; Italian film industry; Cinecitta Studios; American film industry; Hollywood; photography

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POLITICS
Claudio Lodici - professor of political science
Italian Senate; Italian politics; "Third Way" policies; U.S. politics; U.S. Presidency; U.S. Congressional policies; U.S. presidential and congressional campaigns, Italian Civilization and Democracy and Government

Aldo Patania - professor of economics and political science International trade; E-commerce; Italian economic affairs; European Union

Silvano Susi - professor of business administration
Italian economy; Roman politics; Italian entrepreneurs; Italian associations; building construction

James Walston - professor of political science and international relations
Italian politics; Italian history; Vatican politics; Southern Italy; Organized crime; Calabria; Italian-Balkan relations, Rome city politics; Jewish Italy; UK politics; Ireland

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ROME
Jan Gadeyne - professor of history
Archaeology in Rome and Italy; ancient art; Belgium

Terry Rossi Kirk - professor of art history
Urban development and restoration; archeology and the city; architecture; Roman art history; Baroque art history; Italian design; Renaissance art history; Rome
Maurizio Marmorstein - professor of Italian and theater
Film; Italian theater; Italian literature; Italian culture

Silvano Susi - professor of business administration
Italian economy; Roman politics; Italian entrepreneurs; Italian associations; building construction

James Walston - professor of political science and international relations
Italian politics; Italian history; Vatican politics; Southern Italy; Organized crime; Calabria; Italian-Balkan relations, Rome city politics; Jewish Italy; UK politics; Ireland

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SEXUALITY
Paolo Crocchiolo - professor of international relations
Ethics and global policies; Universal Declaration of Human Rights (historical, philosophical, biological backgrounds); ethics and human sexuality; HIV/AIDS; bioethical issues; NGO policies and humanitarian intervention; racism; cultural diversity; Habermasian approach to contemporary ethical issues

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SOCIOBIOLOGY
Paolo Crocchiolo - professor of international relations
The biological roots of human behaviour; evolving ethical approaches in the history of man explained in biological terms and from a biological perspective

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SOCIOLOGY
Bjorn Thomassen - professor of anthropology and sociology
Ethnicity and nationalism, multiculturalism, globalization, identity politics, classical sociology, contemporrary Italian society, Italian nationalism, the cultural construction of the European Community, the Mediterranean area, Europe

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TAXATION
Claudia Gramaccia - professor of accounting
Accounting; digital economy; e-commerce; international business; Italian/International tax law; accounting and business education; performance measures; Rome

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THEATER AND FILM
Maurizio Marmorstein - professor of Italian and theater
Film; Italian theater; Italian literature; Italian culture

Tony Villani - professor of photography and film.
Film theory and criticism; Italian neo-realism; Italian film industry; Cinecitta Studios; American film industry; Hollywood; photography

Paul Zinder - professor of film.
Film production; Screenwriting: History and Theory

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TRADE
Aldo Patania - professor of economics and political science
International trade; E-commerce; Italian economic affairs; European Union

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UNITED STATES
Claudio Lodici - professor of political science
Italian Senate; Italian politics; "Third Way" policies; U.S. politics; U.S. Presidency; U.S. Congressional policies; U.S. presidential and congressional campaigns, Italian Civilization and Democracy and Government

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URBAN AFFAIRS
Terry Rossi Kirk - professor of art history
Urban development and restoration; archeology and the city; architecture; Roman art history; Baroque art history; Italian design; Renaissance art history; Rome

Silvano Susi - professor of business administration
Italian economy; Roman politics; Italian entrepreneurs; Italian associations; building construction

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VATICAN
Breda Ennis - artist and professor of fine arts
Painting, Printmaking, Drawing and Mixed Media. Consultant for the Cultural Patrimony of the Catholic Church (relating to Sacred Art, Restoration, Museumology etc). Weekly program on art on Vatican Radio.

James Walston - professor of political science and international relations Italian politics; Italian history; Vatican politics; Southern Italy; Organized crime; Calabria; Italian-Balkan relations, Rome city politics; Jewish Italy; UK politics; Ireland

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS INDEX
All American University of Rome professors listed in this guide speak both English and Italian fluently.

DANISH
Bjorn Thomassen

FRENCH
Paolo Crocchiolo
Jan Gadeyne
Claudio Lodici
Margaret Melady
Aldo Patania
James Walston

GERMAN
Paolo Crocchiolo
Jan Gadeyne
Claudio Lodici
Aroop K. Mahanty

FLEMISH
Jan Gadeyne

NORWEGIAN
Bjorn Thomassen

SPANISH
Paolo Crocchiolo
Aldo Patania
Silvano Susi

SWEDISH
Bjorn Thomassen

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