University of Pittsburgh Ph.D
Arizona State University
Alessandra Von Burg is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Wake Forest University. She is on the Steering Committees for Environmental Studies, American Ethnic Studies, and for the Race, Inequality, and Policy Initiative (RIPI). Alessandra’s research focuses on rhetorical theory, citizenship, mobility, and immigrants’ influence in fashion and environmental issues, specifically in Italy. Alessandra works with community members who support migrants and refugees around issues of education, wellbeing, and art, locally in Winston-Salem and internationally in the North and South of Italy. Alessandra grew up in northern Italy and leads a study abroad trip there: “Milan and the Alps.” She has a BA in Communication from Arizona State University and an MA and PhD in Communication and Rhetoric from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.