Maria LaMonaca

Maria LaMonaca Wisdom is assistant vice provost for faculty advancement at Duke University. Formerly a professor of literature and a graduate student adviser, she now holds a faculty appointment in the Program in Education at Duke. She is also a professional certified coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation. How to Mentor Anyone in Academia (Princeton UP, 2025) is Wisdom's first book for a broad academic readership. In 2008, as Maria LaMonaca, she published Masked Atheism: Catholicism and the Secular Victorian Home (Ohio State University Press). Wisdom also writes occasional pieces on mentorship, faculty life, and coaching for The Chronicle of Higher Education.