CUNY Academic Commons

Ph.D. Candidate Modern History, Fordham University,
Prospective Graduation 2027
–         
M.A. Liberal studies with a concentration in American studies, The Graduate Center/ City University of New York, Spring 2019
–         
B.A. History honors’ degree with a minor in English,
magna cum laude, University of Connecticut, Fall 2015
–         
A.A. Liberal Arts and Sciences, cum laude, Norwalk Community College, Spring 2012
–         
Secondary School Diploma, Electrical Program, J.M. Wright Technical High School, Spring 2008
 
CERTIFICATES
–         
Certificate in Social Ecology, The Institute of Social Ecology, Summer 2017
–         
Certificate in Italian Diaspora Studies, Università della Calabria and The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Summer 2016

BOOKS

(Forthcoming Fall 2022) Educating America: Growth of Italian American Educators: The Fallacy of Italian Immigrants Not Believing in Education Exposed. Milione, Vincenzo; Pizzirusso, Carmine; Pelizzoli, Itala; Cerulli, Stephen J. Calandra Italian American Institute. New York, New York

ESSAYS

“Just Another Travel Memoir: An Italian/American’s Journey in Italy as He Remembers It.” Ovunque Siamo Vol.l No.2. 2017

“Wyckoff Heights? Italian American Borderland on the Brooklyn/Queens Line.” Presented at the John D, Calandra Italian American Institute for the Virtual Conference, Italian Borderlands: Restrictions, Breaches, Encounters. April 5, 2021

“The Agitator and the Professor: Gaetano Salvemini and Carlo Tresca.” Presented at the John D, Calandra Italian American Institute for the Diaspore Italiane: Italy in Movement conference. November 2, 2018

“If we do not remove them, someone else will do it for us: Why Italian Americans need to be leaders in removing Columbus monuments.” Italian Enclaves Historical Society. June 30, 2020

“GrowingUpItalian: Where the Millennial and Gen Z Ethos Meets Italian America.” La Voce Di New York. February 4 2020

“That’s Amore Festival: An Italian American Alternative to Columbus Day Parades.” La Voce Di New York. October 15 2019

“In Memory of Carlo Tresca, the Italian Vanguard of Anti-Fascism in New York.”

“Down with Columbus! Then What?” La Voce Di New York. October 12 2017

“The assassination of the Rosselli brothers.” Libcom.org: https://libcom.org/history/assassinationrosselli-brothers. June 2017

“Las trobairitz.” 1 University Place Vol. 1 No.2. Spring 2015

“Is it worth it? Separatist Movements: A Case in Italy.” 1 University Place Vol.l No.l. Fall 2014

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Co-organized Joseph Sciorra’s archive on “Italian-American Folklore,” for the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, October 12, 2018

Co-Editor and Founder of 1 University Place, an undergraduate student journal for the University of Connecticut, September 2014-May 2015

Coordinator and moderator for “Hot Topic Debates,” seminars on current events that were held at the University of Connecticut, October 2013-February 2015

Teacher Appreciation award,” Hostos Community College/City University of New York, 2021

“NIAF Fellowship” to study in Italy, National Italian American Foundation, 2016        

Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, The University of Connecticut, 2016

“Honors’ degree” in History, The University of Connecticut, 2015

“Excellence in History departmental award for undergraduates,” The University of Connecticut, 2015

Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, Norwalk Community College, 2012

Inducted into “National Honor Society of Secondary Schools,”  J.M. Wright Tech, 2008