Expertise

Pan-Americanism; U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America; Diplomatic History; Inter-American Relations

Biography

I am currently pursuing a PhD in History at Temple University in Philadelphia, United States. I hold a Master’s degree with honors in Public and Cultural Diplomacy from the University of Siena, Italy. I was awarded the Thomas J. Davis Fellowship by Temple University's Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD) for the 2025-2026 academic year, and I am the recipient of the Sergeant Major William F. Berger Prize Endowed Fellowship for War and Society for the 2026-2027 academic year.

My research focuses on pan-Americanism and U.S. foreign policy in Latin America in the twentieth century. I am fluent in Italian, Portuguese, English, and Spanish, and I have participated in exchange programs at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) in Mexico.

Selected Publications

• Toledo, M. A. “Il Contesto Storico della Cooperazione Transcontinentale: Il Panamericanismo e il Brasile nella Costruzione delle Relazioni tra l’Ispano-America e gli Stati Uniti” (“The Historical Context of Transcontinental Cooperation: Pan-Americanism and Brazil in the Formation of Relations Between Hispanic America and the United States”) in Dall'Italia al Sud America L'Idea di Fraternité e il Mutuo Soccorso fra gli Emigranti in Argentina e Brasile (From Italy to South America: The Idea of Fraternité and Mutual Aid Among Emigrants in Argentina and Brazil), edited by Stefano Maggi, Javier Pablo Grossutti, Vania Beatriz Merlotti Herédia, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2025. 
• Semboloni, L., Toledo M. A. “Unveiling Cold War Dynamics in Latin America: the Camelot Project.” European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (EJIS) 10, no. 1 (January-April 2024): 132-143. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26417/re7frr24. 
• Toledo, M. A. "Le relazioni interamericane tra Otto e Novecento: la dottrina Monroe e il Panamericanismo." (Inter-American Relations in the 19th and 20th Centuries: The Monroe Doctrine and Pan-Americanism). Storia e Futuro. Forthcoming.

Courses Taught

Fall 2026

• IR: History 0864: War and Peace

Spring 2025 

• TA: History 0864: War and Peace
• TA: American Studies 0801: Philadelphia Arts & Culture

Fall 2024

• TA: American Studies 0801: Philadelphia Arts & Culture