Vittoria Mollo

Vittoria Mollo is a Lecturer in the Department of French and Italian at Stanford University, serving as Chair of Undergraduate Studies. She has also been Executive Producer for the podcast "Entitled Opinions" with Professor Robert Harrison for seven years.

Dr. Mollo's educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in French and Italian, Stanford University (2021)

Her research specializes in Italian Renaissance literature, particularly satire and dissent in sixteenth-century Rome as explored in her dissertation "Talking Statues and Pietro Aretino: Satire and Dissent in Sixteenth Century Rome". She teaches interdisciplinary courses spanning Italian language, literature, art, film, and music, with upcoming offerings on the Italian Middle Ages, Post-War Neorealism, and Rome's historical evolution.

In her leadership role as Chair of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Mollo oversees curriculum development, course coordination, and academic advising for Italian majors while maintaining active teaching responsibilities across multiple language and cultural studies domains.