I am a Lecturer in the Department of Italian Studies at Yale University, where I teach courses on Dante and Italian lyric poetry. My research focuses on medieval Italian literature, with a focus on Dante. I have experience teaching Italian language, academic writing, and literature courses that span the Western literary tradition.

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I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, grew up in a small mountain town in Colorado, and have spent the past decade studying, working, and traveling between the East Coast and Italy. I have an A.B. in French & Italian from Princeton University and an M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Italian and Comparative Literature from Columbia University.