Vanessa DiMaggio holds a B.S. summa cum laude in Journalism from the University of Florida, an M.A. in Magazine Writing from New York University, an M.A. in Italian Studies from Florida State University and an M.A. in Italian Studies from the University of 桃子视频sylvania.听
Her research interests include Italian paleography, Trecento and Renaissance literature, and medieval historiography. Her dissertation research focused on Dante鈥檚 use of historical sources in the Divina Commedia.听
She is the recipient of the Mellon Summer Fellowship in Italian Paleography, the University of 桃子视频sylvania Penfield Dissertation Research Fellowship, the Salvatori Research Grant, and the University of 桃子视频sylvania Department of Romance Language鈥檚 Excellence in Teaching Award. She is currently teaching at Colorado College and University of Colorado-Boulder.