Federico Fabbri

Federico Fabbri the Director of the Elementary Language Program in Romance Languages.

He holds a Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) from the University of Arizona, where he specialized in Language Program Administration as well as Instructional Dimensions of L2 Learning and defended a dissertation on student enrollment and retention in US-based Romance language programs. His main areas of academic interest and expertise also include Curriculum Design, Materials Development, and current pedagogical approaches to language learning. Additionally, he is involved in projects on learner Autoethnography and Open Educational Resources (OERs).

Before joining the University of Michigan in 2024, Federico served as the Director of Language Instruction and First-year Coordinator in Italian at the University of Minnesota. Throughout his career, he also taught courses in Italian, Spanish, and Public & Applied Humanities at the University of Arizona and at the University of Washington.