Serena Ferrando

Serena Ferrando is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities and Italian at Arizona State University's School of International Letters and Cultures. She holds affiliations with the Humanities for the Environment Global Network, Lincoln Center Applied Ethics, and the Global Futures Scientists and Scholars program. Her research focuses on eco-digital studies of nonhuman elements in contemporary Italian poetry, digital humanities projects like the Navigli Project (exploring Milan's water canals), and experimental soundscapes.

Education: Ph.D. in Italian Studies from Stanford University; M.A. in Comparative Literature and American Studies from UT Austin; B.A. in Modern Foreign Languages from Università di Genova.

Research interests include modern Italian literature, digital humanities methodologies, sound studies, and environmental ethics. She has published in Rivista di studi italiani, Ecozon@, and Italian Culture, among others. Current projects emphasize multisensory digital mapping and ecological poetry analysis.

Teaching includes courses on Italian culture, environmental studies, and digital humanities. She co-edits academic journal issues on Italian poetry and ecology, and her work bridges literary analysis with environmental activism through innovative digital platforms.