People
Elissa Tognozzi
Elissa Tognozzi, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, was Professor Emerita of Italian in the ELTS Department. Her principal field of research and teaching was second-language acquisition. Her interests also include…
Michael J.B. Allen
Professor Michael J.B. Allen (Ph.D., University of Michigan) was Professor Emeriti in the Department of Italian at UCLA. His research interests include the philosophical, theological, magical, and mythological issues explored…
Luigi Ballerini
Born in Milan in 1940, Luigi Ballerini taught modern and contemporary Italian Literature at the University of California (Los Angeles). Ballerini’s poetry has appeared under the following titles: eccetera. E…
Vetri Nathan
Affiliated Faculty, Food Studies Minor Professor Nathan’s scholarly interests include the study of the cultural foundations of environmental and cultural wellbeing, analyses of multispecies solidarity and kinship, and the exploration…
Erin Cooney
Erin Cooney is an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies and has a background in philosophy, French studies, graphic design, and media arts. Professor…
Nina Bjekovic
Nina Bjekovic holds a Ph.D. in Italian from UCLA, where she also received her MA in Italian. She serves as the Director of Language Programs at UCLA’s Department of European…
Patricia Wiley
Patricia Wiley is a Ph.D. Student in the UCLA Department of Germanic Languages whose research interests include German/English Language Contact and Language, Ideology, Pragmatics, and Translation Studies. Patricia speaks German, English,…
Kimberly La Palm
Kimberly spent the 2014-2015 academic year doing dissertation research in Stockholm and Copenhagen, having been awarded the Birgit Baldwin Fellowship by the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study. She…