{"id":164,"date":"2022-12-13T21:54:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T21:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2025-08-19T18:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:00:03","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/about-the-levan-institute\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n        \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Institute Staff\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/rebecca-lemon\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Rebecca Lemon\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2025\/08\/rebecca-cover-photo_square.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Director<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/rebecca-lemon\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Rebecca Lemon\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Professor of English, Comparative Literature and History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>rlemon@usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/zachary-mann\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Zachary M. Mann, PhD\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/06\/gudyryly.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Associate Director<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/zachary-mann\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Zachary M. Mann, PhD\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>zmann@usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Advisory Board\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/arch.usc.edu\/people\/vittoria-di-palma\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Vittoria di Palma\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2023-08-18-at-11.25.52-AM-900x1260-1.png\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/arch.usc.edu\/people\/vittoria-di-palma\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Vittoria di Palma\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, and Associate Professor of Architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>dipalma@usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/annenberg.usc.edu\/faculty\/josh-kun\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Josh Kun\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2025\/07\/IMG_6150-900x1260-1.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/annenberg.usc.edu\/faculty\/josh-kun\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Josh Kun\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Professor of Communication and Journalism, and American Studies and Ethnicity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>jkun@usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/cinema.usc.edu\/directories\/profile.cfm?id=26571&#038;first=&#038;last=&#038;title=&#038;did=50&#038;referer=\/directories\/faculty.cfm&#038;startpage=1&#038;startrow=181\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Akira Mizuta Lippit\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2025\/07\/Lippit_Akira-1-e1501738009173-683x1024-1-500x700-1.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a 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Religion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>marglin@usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/natalia-molina\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Natalia Molina\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2025\/07\/molina-photo-usc2-scaled-1-900x1260-1.jpeg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/natalia-molina\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Natalia Molina\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>natalia.molina@usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/lydie-moudileno\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Lydie Moudileno\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2025\/07\/photo_1080561.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/lydie-moudileno\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Lydie Moudileno\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Professor of French and American Studies and Ethnicity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>moudilen@usc.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                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