Christina Volpe (she/her)

Christina.Volpe@jwu.edu

Biography and Expertise

Christina Volpe is a historian and curator specializing in the captivating era of the Gilded Age. With a focus on Connecticut’s role in the second industrial revolution and the material culture of the time, Volpe’s expertise stems from her degrees in archaeology and classics from the American University of Rome and an MA in public history from Central Connecticut State University. Her previous roles include serving as an assistant curator and archivist for prominent family archives, and she has contributed her knowledge to esteemed institutions such as the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Barnes Museum, where she assumed the role of curator in 2021. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Humanities from Salve Regina University (’27).

Education

PhD
Salve Regina University

MA
Central Connecticut State University

BA
Central Connecticut State University

BA
American University of Rome