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Cristina Abbona-Sneider

Cristina Abbona-Sneider

Associate Teaching Professor of Italian Studies, Director of Italian Language Studies, Director of Undergraduate Studies
cristina_abbona@brown.edu
401-863-3970
190 Hope St., Rm. 302
Research Profile
Research Interests Constructivist curriculum design, digital pedagogy, alternative assessment, intercultural competence

Biography

Cristina Abbona-Sneider (Ph.D., Brown University, 1998) is Associate Teaching Professor of Italian Studies. As Director of Italian Language Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies, she directs the language program, mentors and trains graduate teaching fellows, and oversees undergraduate academic pathways. She also serves as the on-campus advisor for the Brown-in-Bologna program and faculty advisor for the Italian Departmental Undergraduate Group (DUG). 

Her research specializes in curriculum development, digital pedagogy, alternative assessment strategies, and intercultural learning. Cristina is the co-author of Trame: A Contemporary Italian Reader (Yale University Press, 2010) and the interactive textbook Passaggi italiani: Lingua, cultura, comunicazione (Top Hat Monocle, 2026). 

Cristina’s achievements in instruction and governance have been recognized by Brown with the John Rowe Workman Award for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities (2011) and the President’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Governance (2025).