Rose Sebastianelli, Ph.D.
- Professor of Operations & Information Management
- B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
- Alperin Teaching Fellow, Kania School of Management
The Importance of Education
The elder Sebastianellis emphasized the importance of education to their daughter, explaining that academics would lead her down the path of success. Their encouragement eventually led Dr. Sebastianelli to earn her doctoral degree from Pennsylvania State University.
“They realized the power of education to transform lives,” Dr. Sebastianelli says of her parents.
'Teaching is really my first love'
The professor’s teaching style has garnered a great deal of success, thanks in large part to her enthusiasm for her job.
“I love what I do,” Dr. Sebastianelli says. “It’s wonderful to be around college students. Teaching is really my first love.”
'American Dream'
During her tenure, Dr. Sebastianelli has been voted three times by students as the Kania School of Management’s Teacher of the Year.
“It’s a tribute to my work, but also a tribute to my parents,” she explains. “I feel I have been able to carry out my parents’ ‘American dream.’”
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