Daniela Bartalesi-Graf

Daniela Bartalesi-Graf is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Italian Studies at Wellesley College.

Her research interests are in Italian language pedagogy and 20th century Italian cultural studies.

She is the author of several textbooks in the Italian language and culture at all levels.

Daniela has also developed four Italian MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) for the edX platform. This initiative has been highly successful attracting well over 100,000 learners and increasing the accessibility and affordability of learning Italian worldwide.