Biography

Peter Naccarato is Dean of Northeastern University’s New York City campus, where he provides leadership for the university’s academic, strategic, and community engagement initiatives in one of the world’s most dynamic cities.

Before joining Northeastern, he served as Interim President and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Marymount Manhattan College, where he helped guide the institution through a period of significant transformation, culminating in its merger with Northeastern University.

Naccarato earned his Ph.D. in English from Stony Brook University and his B.A. in English from Villanova University. As Professor of English and World Literatures at Marymount Manhattan College, he taught a wide range of courses in literature, writing, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary humanities. As a scholar, his work is in the interdisciplinary field of food studies. His publications include the co-authored book Culinary Capital (Berg Press, 2012) and the co-edited collections The Bloomsbury Handbook of Food and Popular Culture (Bloomsbury Press, 2018), Representing Italy Through Food (Bloomsbury Press, 2017), and Edible Ideologies: Representing Food and Meaning (SUNY Press, 2008).

At Northeastern NYC, Naccarato is focused on expanding opportunities for students while strengthening the university’s connections to the cultural, creative, civic, and economic life of New York City.

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