Joseph Pecorelli

Joseph Pecorelli is an Associate Professor of Portuguese and Spanish at the University of North Georgia (UNG), with offices in Barnes Hall (Dahlonega campus) and Nesbitt Academic Building (Gainesville campus). He holds a Ph.D. in Portuguese (2018) and an MA in Portuguese (2012) from Indiana University, an MA in Italian Studies (2008) from Indiana University, and an MA in Applied Linguistics (2006) from Ohio University.

His research focuses on the depiction of immigrants in Brazilian literature, Italian-language writing in Brazil, and the first generation of Brazilian modernism. He has contributed to The Portuguese Newsletter and published articles on the Italian-language press in São Paulo. His academic interests bridge literary analysis, linguistic studies, and cultural history.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the text. He does not currently advise students, though his teaching and research mentorship roles are implied through his faculty position. No affiliated labs or teams are noted.