Stephanie Stella BIO Stephanie Stella has been teaching literature and composition for over 20 years at secondary schools and universities in the United States, St. Lucia, Guatemala, and Italy. She also served as the coordinator of the General Education Program at The American University of Rome. Stella joined the UW-Stevens Point Department of English in 2023. She teaches introductory English classes on the main campus. When not teaching, Stephanie assists her partner with running his family’s ballet studio in Wausau and enjoys traveling, adventures, and creating with their seven-year-old son. As a dual U.S.-Italian citizen, she spends as much time as possible in the bel paese! RESEARCH INTERESTS 20th Century American Literature Italian Literature Trauma Studies Place Studies LAST BOOK READ The Neapolitan Series by Elena Ferrante FAVORITE QUOTE “Make voyages! — Attempt them! — there’s nothing else …” ~Tennessee Williams Lecturer Email: stephanie.stella@uwsp.edu Education Postgraduate - Comparative Literature University of Texas-Austin Ph.D. - English Marquette University M.A. - English Marquette University B.S. - Health Sciences UW-Milwaukee Courses