The College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago has announced that Dr. Nancy Caronia will start on August 11, 2025, as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of English, as the Paul and Ann Rubino Endowed Professorship of Italian American Studies.

Dr. Caronia earned her PhD in English and cultural studies from the University of Rhode Island in 2015. She is currently a Visiting Scholar at Chatham University and previously served as a Teaching Associate Professor for eight years at West Virginia University. Dr. Caronia studies Italian American and Italian diaspora culture and literature, with an emphasis on women writers of Italian descent, Italian American film, and the representation of Italian Americans in popular culture.