Margherita Pampinella, PhD

Professor and Chair

Pampinella

Contact Info

Phone:
410-704-4173
Office:
CLA 4210D
Email:
mpampinella@towson.edu
Hours:
Tu 10-11, and by appointment.

Education

Ph.D. in Italian: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002.

M.A. in Latin: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Areas of Expertise

Italian and Latin language

Biography

Margherita Pampinella received her Laurea in Classics from the Università degli Studi of Padua (Italy), and her Master of Arts in Latin and her Ph.D. in Italian from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

She came to Towson University in August 2008, and currently holds the rank of Chair of the Department and Professor of Italian. 

Her area of expertise is Italian Medieval literature, with a concentration on Dante’s Comedy. Her scholarly interests also include literature of migration, and literary translation.

 

Spring 2023 Course Schedule

  • ITAL 101.001 Elementary Italian I
  • LATN 102.001 Elementary Latin II