Chiara Sbordoni

Chiara Sbordoni is an Associate Teaching Professor of Italian and Director of the Rome International Scholars program at the University of Notre Dame's Rome Global Gateway. She holds a PhD in Italian Renaissance Studies from La Sapienza Università di Roma. Her teaching focuses on foundational courses such as All Roads Lead to Rome and Passage to Rome, emphasizing Italian language and cultural immersion.

Her research investigates the representation of Rome in Medieval and Renaissance Italian literature, particularly in the works of Dante Alighieri. She explores both the physical city of Rome and its symbolic, historical, and religious significance across Dante's oeuvre.

No specific scientific awards, grants, or advised students are listed in the provided materials. She is based at the Notre Dame Rome Center located at Via Ostilia, 15 in Rome, Italy.