Katia Passerini | |
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President of Seton Hall University | |
Interim | |
Assumed office July 24, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Joseph E. Nyre |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli University of Rome Tor Vergata George Washington University |
Katia Passerini is an Italian academic administrator serving as the interim president of Seton Hall University since July 2023.
Passerini earned a B.A. in political science from Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli in 1993.[1][2] She completed a M.A. (1997) in economics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata.[1][2] She earned a M.B.A. (1996) and Ph.D. (2000) from the George Washington University.[1] Her dissertation was titled, A Comparative Analysis of Performance and Behavioral Outcomes in Different Modes of Technology-Based Learning.[2] Mary J. Granger was her doctoral advisor.[2]
From 2003 to 2013, Passerini was a professor and the Hurlburt chair of management information systems at the Martin Tuchman School of Management of the New Jersey Institute of Technology.[1] She held a joint appointment in the department of information systems at the Ying Wu College of Computing Sciences.[1] In 2016, she joined St. John's University as its Lesley H. and William L. Collins Distinguished Chair and Dean of the Collins College of Professional Studies.[1] Passerini also was a professor in the division of computer science, mathematics, and science. She was dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College from 2013 to 2016.[1]
Passerini joined Seton Hall University on June 5, 2020, as its provost and executive vice president.[3][1] In 2022, she was elected to the administrative board of the International Federation of Catholic Universities.[3] On July 24, 2023, Passerini became the interim president of Seton Hall, succeeding Joseph E. Nyre.[3]