Rosanne Martorella, PhD
Biography

Dr. Rosanne Martorella, Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University in New Jersey,  lectures extensively in Europe, Asia and South America.  As a cultural historian, she focuses on the nature of Art and Society.  She believes that since each continent is unique, people around the globe are proud, and have a rich cultural heritage that is best expressed in their poetry, music, dance, and painting.

Rosanne received her B.A. from City College, CUNY, a Ph.D. from The New School for Social Research in New York City, and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Princeton University.  She teaches Sociology of the Arts, and Medical Sociology.  She is the coordinator of the AKD Honor Society in Sociology, and the Internship Program at the University.  She loves teaching and finds great satisfaction in working with young people.

She is the author of several books, including Art and Business; Corporate Art; Performers and Performances; and The Sociology of Opera.  Several articles appear in scholarly journals.  She has served as a consultant, and conducted studies for nonprofit medical and art organizations, as well as for the travel industry.  Her books are widely quoted in numerous journals and newspapers worldwide, and are an invited speaker in Europe and Asia.

Active in her community, she has also served on the Boards of Nyack Hospital,
St. Thomas Aquinas College, and the National Organization of Italian American Women.  She is especially interested in raising money for scholarships.

She is married to Louis, a physician, and amateur historian.  Both are avid travelers, and share a passion for their antiques and opera.  They especially enjoy meeting people, and sharing a great meal with friends old and new!  They reside in Nyack, N. Y

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                              ROSANNE  MARTORELLA, PhD                                  

Department of Sociology   
William Paterson University 

EDUCATION
   Ph. D., New School for Social Research, 1974.
    Courses Taught: Medical Sociology, Death & Dying, Sociology of the Arts, Senior Seminar
    Director: Internship Program  and  Italy Tour Escort & Lecturer
    Consulting & Lecturer:  Topics: Film, Arts and Patronage, Political/Cultural History

PUBLICATIONS

Books  

     Art, Culture and Social Change: Global Perspective (in progress)
     Art and Business: An International Perspective,Editor. Connecticut: Praeger Pub. 1996
     Corporate Art. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1990  ( foreign translations)
     The Sociology of Opera. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1982  (foreign translations)
     Performers and Performances: The Social Organization of Work . NY: Praeger, 1983

Articles

    “Cultural Tourism in NY: Future Trends.” Arts Man. Journal. Spring 2005.
    “Cultural Policy as Marketing Strategy: Economic Consequences of Cultural Tourism in
         NY. Global Culture, edited by Diana Crane, Rutledge, Spring ‘2002.
      “Comparative Cultural Policy: U.S. and Italy.” Millennium Haze: Comparative Inquiries
         About Society.  Edited by Toscano & Parrillo. Angeli Publications: Milan, Italy, 2000.

     “Patronage and the Arts in U.S. - Pattern of Government and Private Sponsorship.”

           Sociologie d’Arts Journal.   Sociologie De L’Art, #12, Paris, France. Spring ‘2000.

      “A Sociological Profile of Italian Americans in Medical School.” In The Melting Pot and Beyond:

           Italian Americans in the Year 2000. edited by Jerome Krase & William Egelman

PRESENTATIONS

Lectures extensively in Europe, Asia and South America 2003 to 2007.      

“The Artistic Community Post 9/11: Changing Patterns of Funding the Arts” CCC. February 2003.

          U. Bologna, September ’02; Faculty Research Seminar, WPU, November 2002. 
     “Cultural Economy in Crisis” Assoc. Cultural Economics Int. Rotterdam, Netherlands, June ‘2002.
     “Corporate Patronage of Arts in U.S.”  U. Rome, December ‘2001.
     “Cultural Leadership Post 9/11” Sociology of Arts Conference, October 2002.              
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
      Princeton University Faculty Fellow - 1988-1989
      National Science Foundation Grant - “Policy Analysis Honors Program” 1982-1985
COMMUNITY SERVICE
      Board of Trustees, Nyack Hospital, Nyack New York  (1991 to 2001)
            Finance Committee, By-Laws, Investment, Marketing and Governance Committees
      Board of Trustees, St. Thomas Acquinas College (Sparkill, NY)   June ’99 to 2005
      President, Nyack Hospital Women’s Auxiliary, 1991-1999