Professor Vassilissa Carangio PhD
Adjunct Faculty. Dr. Vassilissa Carangio holds a Ph.D. in Business, within the discipline of Work and Organization, from the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. She taught a broad range of business and liberal arts subjects at various institutions in Australia. She was a visiting research fellow at the University of Warwick in the UK and a Black Europe summer school (BESS) alumna at the International Institute for Research and Education in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her doctoral research on skilled immigration within the Australian job market was funded by the Swinburne Premier Research award (Chancellor's Research Scholarship CRS). Dr. Carangio also holds an MA in Communications (combined BA/MA) from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, where she completed a Master’s thesis in political economy. Besides academia, she has extensive experience in working in multicultural/multinational environments internationally. Her teaching philosophy is informed by a Gramscian perspective; a relationship between teacher and student of reciprocal acceptance and respect where a pedagogical bond between both can be consolidated, creating a humanized atmosphere for learning. Her research interests include skilled immigration, anti-colonial studies, and inequalities in organizational settings. Dr. Carangio teaches Management courses at AUR.
Professor Rosa Fusco MA
Rosa Fusco has been working in education for over 20 years. She graduated from the Open University and received a Master’s degree from the Institute of Education in the UK with a specialization in education and technology.
Rosa is currently Director of Computer Services at The American University of Rome. Her office manages the IT infrastructure at AUR which includes administrative and academic technology for the institution. In addition to her many duties, Rosa works closely with faculty in supporting their use of technology in teaching and also in developing online content for AUR courses. She teaches module 2 of the co-taught course Applications for Business in the Business Curriculum. Rosa’s research interests include exploring learning spaces and opportunities in online environments.
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Professor Rya Kaufman MA
Adjunct Faculty. Rya Kaufman is a creative director specialized in web design and marketing. With over 20 years of experience, she works with international clients from a diverse range of industries including education, advocacy, technology and wellness. Rya teaches the Web Marketing module in the Computer Applications for Business course, in which students gain experience in building a promotional website as well as learn to utilize social media and email marketing applications to publicize a business
Professor Marshall Langer, M.B.A.
Adjunct Professor. Marshall Langer has been an Adjunct Professor at AUR since 2004. He earned his Bachelor’s in Finance from Boston University and an MBA from The Wharton School in Marketing and Management, and has done graduate work in Counseling Psychology at New York University. Marshall entered academia after a 12-year career in finance in the U.S. and Europe, in investment banking and risk arbitrage with firms such as Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp and BNP Paribas. Marshall is also a Trained Group Counselor (which serves him well in the popular Business Psych course!).
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Professor Theresa Lindo MBA
Adjunct Faculty. Theresa Lindo teaches in the AUR Business and English Writing programs, and tutors in the Writing Center. A former US diplomat and international trade officer, she spent 17+ years in government and the private sector in diplomacy, international trade, marketing communications, corporate expansion, and partnerships in the US, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Ecuador, and China. She is Head of Marketing & Corporate Partnerships for the geopolitical think tank Eastwest European Institute. She earned a Bachelor's in Mass Communications from Boston University, an MBA in International Business, and an MA in International Affairs from The George Washington University.
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Professor Josephine Luzon, D.B.A.
Adjunct Professor. Dr. Josephine Luzon teaches Financial Accounting (ACC 201) and Managerial Accounting (ACC 202) at The American University of Rome. She is the Finance Manager of Bioversity International, an international agricultural research nonprofit organization (a member of the CGIAR, which is part of the World Bank Group). AUR is fortunate that Josephine takes time out of her busy professional life to share with our students lessons and experience garnered in her impressive 27-year career spanning an array of leadership positions in finance and administration, budgeting, accounting, auditing, and management information and control systems.
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Professor Claudia Maria del Papa
Adjunct Professor. Claudia Maria del Papa has had extensive experience in the corporate world working in the Business Development Department at the Pharmaceutical Multinational company Merck Sharp and Dohme and as Director of External Relations & Marketing at American West. She is Senior Attorney at a prestigious law firm in Rome since 2002 and has also been legal advisor to Italian congressmen principally drafting laws in the entertainment sector.
Del Papa has been an Adjunct Professor at AUR since 2016. She earned her bachelor's in literature from Bard College, an MSM from Boston University and a Law Degree from Università di Camerino. She has also been an adjunct Professor of Law at the Italian Public University of "Roma Tre" where she taught " Discretionary powers and Procedures in Administrative Law " in English from 2015 to 2020 and Law 600 at the St John's University Master's program in Rome.
Among the courses Claudia teaches at AUR: International Business Law (BUS 302); Business Law (BUS 200); Negotiating Globally (MGT304); introduction to International Business (BUS 300); Principles of Marketing, (MKT 200).
Professor David Pollon, M.B.A.
Adjunct Professor. Prior to entering the academic world, Professor Pollon made his career in the international financial arena working for The Walt Disney Company. After serving as Finance Director at the company's headquarters in Los Angeles, he became Finance Director in the UK and then Italy, where he was in charge of all cinema, video, and DVD financial operations.
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Professor Laura Prota, PhD
Professor. Specialized in social network analysis and rural development, Laura Prota adopts a relational approach to study the configuration of agricultural production and innovation systems under globalization. She published on issues related to the specificity of Southeast Asian market transition with a particular focus on place and path-dependent trajectories of development, land markets, persistent poverty, gender and labor rights.
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Professor Anna Sasso, MSc
Professor. Anna Sasso is a marketing specialist, lecturer, and consultant. She combines her business education and managerial experience with a passion for human potential to help students and professionals uncover their unique value and expand their careers. Her professional motto is: ‘To create sustainable competitive advantage through a quality education and lifelong learning.’
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Professor Robert Sonnabend, M.B.A.
Adjunct Professor. Robert Sonnabend teaches courses in marketing, management, and communications in both the Business Studies and Communication Department. Teaching at AUR for eight years, he comes from an international business background. A global sales executive with a manufacturing background, he developed distribution channels in China and India, including manufacturing operations in Tianjin, China and Bangalore, India, for mid-size computers and software.
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Professor Nicolò Tartaglia MBA
Nicolò Tartaglia teaches International Business in the Business Administration Department. He joined AUR in 2020, and has decades of teaching experience in both the Italian system and in various U.S. Study Abroad programs. Global Business, Made in Italy, and International Management are his areas of specialization. Nicolò is founding partner of a business consulting firm based in Rome. He has consulted for several Italian SMEs in key sectors such as food, fashion, and mechanics. He has also participated in internationalization projects and lead business missions in South America, China, North Europe. Professor Tartaglia's priority in the classroom is to share his global business experience to help students become globally aware and develop their cultural intelligence in order to become successful future managers.
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Professor Mary Ward MA
Mary Ward, has taught English and writing for over 25 years. As Adjunct Professor of Food and Business Writing at AUR she brings to the AUR classroom an analytical and sociolinguistic approach to improving writing in various contexts. She also teaches professional writing skills for the MBA program at the LUISS University in Rome. Previously, she taught workshops on report writing to employees of FAO, WFP, and IFAD. Professor Ward has published textbooks with Pearson and Oxford University Press. Her research focuses on the impact of audio feedback on students’ writing. Her motto is: Be dedicated to curiosity.
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