BA (Hons), MA, PhD, Dip Ed. Diana is currently Professor Emerita of Italian and formerly Dean of the School of Humanities and Creative Arts at Flinders University. A recipient of national teaching awards, she has published numerous scholarly works on Dante, migration and oral history.
She is an experienced leader in tertiary education and a recipient of national teaching awards. Diana is a Fellow of the Governor’s Leadership Foundation, Leaders Institute of SA, and has previously served on the Helpmann Academy Board of Governors, as Chair of the Fellowships Judging Panel for the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature and as an assessor for Arts Industry Development Programs, Mid-Career Fellowships and Australia Council grants.
Diana strongly supports the dedicated advocacy by Nexus Arts for promoting culturally diverse representation, inclusivity and intercultural creative practices. Her own cultural background is Italian-Australian.