Biography and education
I am a native Italian from Rome, Italy. I completed my PhD at the University of Texas at Austin in Italian, French and English Comparative Literature. My field of study revolves around French, Italian, and English Narrative and Drama of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, as well as Computer Assisted Language Learning Technologies. I speak 5 languages fluently, for now, and hope to learn more.
Since 1987, I have been teaching French and later Italian (since 2005) at Texas State University, from where I received a Master of Arts.
Since 1987, I have been teaching French and later Italian (since 2005) at Texas State University, from where I received a Master of Arts.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- DiMauro-Jackson, Moira M. Research Mini Grant for the 2023-2024 academic year, Texas State University, Texas Research Incentive Program (TRIP), $500. (Submitted: April 2024). Grant.
- Davio, Rebecca Lynn (Principal), Dennison, Andrea B, DiMauro-Jackson, Moira M. Michael & Susan Dell Community Collaborative for Child Health Caring Communities Create Capable Children: Mini-Grant Opportunity, Michael & Susan Dell Community Collaborative for Child Health, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $200. (Submitted: December 2017, Funded: January 2018 - May 2018). Grant.
- DiMauro-Jackson, Moira M (Other). Migration phenomenon of Italians to the USA, Comitato degli Italiani all’Estero (COMITES) of Washington D.C. and Houston (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas), Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (MAECI). (Submitted: October 2016, Funded: January 2017 - March 2017). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- DiMauro-Jackson, M. M. (2022). The importance of Globalization to engender a greater awareness and understanding of different attitudes, behaviors and perspectives of countries, economies, cultures and people from around the world. Journal of Universality of Global Education, 9(2). Retrieved from https://ugei-ojs-shsu.tdl.org/ugei/issue/current
- DiMauro-Jackson, M. M. (2022). Migration and Trauma: Rethinking Italian Art Film of Today. In Italian Experiences of Trauma through Film and Media (Vol. Italian Experiences of Trauma through Film and Media, p. Chapter Four (pages 66-90)). New Castle Upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishings. https://doi.org/978-1-5275-8096-1
- DiMauro-Jackson, M. M. (2020, November). Book Review for CALICO. CALICO JOURNAL. Sheffield (UK), Europe, United Kigdom, EU: Equinox. Retrieved from https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/CALICO/issue/current
- DiMauro-Jackson, M. M. (n.d.). Book Review for CALICO. CALICO JOURNAL. Sheffield (UK), Europe, United Kigdom, EU: Equinox. Retrieved from https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/CALICO/issue/current
- DiMauro-Jackson, M. M. (2018). “D’Annunzio’s Il piacere: A Generational Gaze on New Values.” Forum Italicum : A Journal of Italian Studies, 51(2). https://doi.org/21595321
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Service, Texas State University. February 28, 2024 - August 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Liberal Arts Golden Apple Award, Texas State University. August 2023 - 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty/Staff Advisor of the Year (Registered Student Organization), Texas State University. May 2022 - May 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty/Staff Advisor of the Year (Registered Student Organization), Texas State University. May 2021 - 2021
- Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Distinction Award in Teaching, Texas State University. August 2020 - 2020
Featured service activities
- Secretary
Italian Studies II - Literature panel at the South Central MLA Conference
- Other
The Department of Geography at Texas State University and the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of Texas at Austin ninth edition of the Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference in Austin, Texas,
- Other
XIII Conference of Italian Researchers in the World-Committee for Italian Residents Abroad (ComItEs)
- University Mentor
Service Learning Excellence Faculty Fellow
- Chair
American Association of Italian Studies (AAIS) PANEL 2024: Leggere non basta: La letteratura ltaliana in classe 2
- Other
Texas Scientific Italian Community Executive Board and Co-organizer of the Conference of Italian Researchers in the World