Italian Studies

Anna Santucci received her PhD in Italian Studies in 2018 and an MA in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies in 2016.  Her dissertation project focused on the integration of the performing arts in critical pedagogies of foreign language and culture (Primary Advisor Massimo Riva). Anna joined University College Cork in 2022 as Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Teaching and Learning Enhancement in the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL). She directs CIRTL’s MA program in Teaching and Learning for Higher Education and co-leads UCC’s contributions to Teaching & Learning efforts for the UNIC European University alliance. Before joining UCC, Anna was Faculty Development Specialist in the Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at University of Rhode Island (USA).