St. John International University (SJIU) is a new American free-standing university in Vinovo-Torino (Turin), Italy. SJIU offers study abroad, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of art history, business administration, environmental architecture, environmental studies and film studies. As an American liberal arts college, SJIU provides students from across the globe the skills and tools necessary to be successful and competitive in today's job market. SJIU is dedicated to promoting humanism, fostering respect for the fundamental rights of the individual, emphasizing research, and instilling awareness of our physical and cultural surroundings. Through its high quality academic curriculum, SJIU prepares graduates to share the responsibility that each of us has towards our natural and social worlds.
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Academic Officers and Faculty

Piero Ceria
President & CEO
Laurea* in Fisica, Università di Torino, 1964

Dennis J. Bava
Provost & Vice President 
Director of MBA Program
Chair, Department of Business and Economic Sciences
Ed.D. Ed. Admin. - Summa Cum Laude, University of the Pacific, 2001
MBA Finance - Magna Cum Laude, University of Connecticut, 1978
B.A. in Liberal Arts - Cum Laude, California State University, Stanislaus, 1972

Ivo Pezzuto
Acting Chair, Department of Business and Economic Sciences
PhD/DBA in Marketing -Swiss Management Center, Zurich (Switzerland), 2009
Executive Development Program - Fondazione ISTUD Business School, Stresa (Italy), 2008
Executive MBA in General Management - Bocconi School of Management, Milan (Italy), 2005
Master in Economics and Management (CEGA)- Bocconi School of Management, Milan (Italy), 2004
Senior Executive Program in General Management - Bocconi School of Management & CFMT, Milan (Italy), 2000
Experienced Executive Development Program - Accenture Center for Professional Education, Chicago (U.S.A.), 2000
B.S. in Business Administration - New York University Stern School of Business, N.Y.C. (U.S.A.), 1989

Livia Navone
Department of Business and Economic Sciences
PhD in Comparative Analysis of Law, Economics, Institution Co-tutelle, University of Turin (Italy) & University of Gent (Belgium), 2008
MA in European Adcanced Interdiciplinary Studies - EU Law Major - College of Europe, Warsaw (Poland)
LLB - International Law Major, University of Torino (Italy)

Maria Teresa Pisani
Department of Business and Economic Sciences
PhD Studies in International Economics - Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI), Geneva (Switzerland), 2003
M.A. in European Economics - College of Europe, Bruges (Belgium), 2000
M.A. in Economics University of Torino CORIPE (Italy), 1999
Laurea in Economics - University La Sapienza, Rome (Italy), 1998

Matthew Vallarino
Department of Business and Economic Sciences
MBA - Edinburgh Business School (Scotland), 2008
P.G. Dip. Herriott-Watt, Edinburgh (Scotland) 2005

Anthony Marasco
Dean of Academic Affairs & Vice Provost
Chair, Department of the Humanities
Ph.D. in U.S. History, University of California, Berkeley, 2003
M.A. in History, University of California, Berkeley, 1995
Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Università di Venezia, Ca’ Foscari, 1993

Marcella Beccaria
Department of the Humanities
M.A. in Art History and Museum Studies, Boston University, Boston, 
Laurea in Storia della Critica d'Arte, Università di Torino

Claudio Da Soller
Department of the Humanities
Ph.D.Spanish Language and Literature, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005
M.A.Spanish Literature, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002
Ph.D. Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1995
M.A. Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1989
B.A. Modern Languages (Spanish and Chinese), Polytechnic of Central London, 1986

Mariachiara Giorda
Department of the Humanities
Dottorato di Ricerca* in Scieces Religieuses, Ecole Pratique Des Hautes Etudes, Paris, 2007
Laurea* in Lettere Classiche - Cum Laude, Università degli Studi di Torino, 2001

Francesco Zippel
Department of the Humanities
Laurea in Science of Communication, Sapienza, Università di Roma, 2004

Silvia Ciotti Galletti
Chair, Department of Environmental and Social Sciences
Specializzazione post laurea in Criminologia Clinica Cum Laude and final dissertation published, Università di Genova, 2001
Laurea* in Legge, Università di Firenze, 1997

Rebecca Pera
Department of Environmental and Social Sciences
Dottore di Ricerca Interateneo in “Cultura ed Impresa”, Università degli studi di Torino (Italy)
Laurea*, Scienze della Comunicazione, Università di Torino (Italy)

Lorena Alessio
Chair, Department of Architecture and Planning
Ph.D. in Architecture and Urban Design, Nihon University, Tokyo, 1998
Master of Architecture, Pratt Institute New York, 1993
Laurea in Architettura con cum laude, Politecnico di Torino, 1991

Ronald W. Canterna
Chair, Department of Mathematics, Natural and Physical Sciences
B.A. Science Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 1982
Ph.D. Atronomy/Astrphysics, University of Washington, Seattle, 1976
B.A. Astro-Geophysics, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 1968

Marilena De Biase
Chair, Department of Fine Arts
Laurea* in Architettura, Politecnico di Torino, 1977

Mattia Collo
Department of Fine Arts
PhD in Architectural and Building Design - School of Architecture, Poltecnico da Torino, 2009
Laurea in Architecture, Politecnico di Torino, 2003

Giuseppe Paolo Repetto
Department of Fine Arts
Diploma di Conservatorio, Piano, Conservatorio Nazionale G. Verdi, Torino, 1990
Laurea in Lettere*, Università di Genova, 1992

 

*These degrees are considered terminal degrees.