Chiara De Santi is Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at Farmingdale State College, SUNY, where she teaches courses in Italian language, culture, and cinema, and international cinema, in face-to-face, hybrid, and online modalities. She is the Italian language coordinator and an advisor for the Liberal Arts program, and also serves on the Farmingdale Executive Committee, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, and the Fulbright committee. At her institution, she fosters the introduction of COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) in the curriculum, having COILed courses with Italy, Japan, and Mexico. Before joining Farmingdale State College, she taught for eight years at SUNY Fredonia, in Western New York, where she coordinated the Minor in Italian Studies. Her research interests include Italian as a second language; Italian cinema, literature, and history; and Italian food culture.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (Italian)
• Ph.D. and MRes, European University Institute (History)
• Laurea Magistralis (M.A. equivalent), University of Florence (Russian and French)