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Maria Labbato, PhD

  • AboutUpper school history faculty at an independent school, I’m a scholar with a wide range of transnational teaching and research interests. Currently at Providence Day School, I teach World History, AP World History, and Genocide Studies. Over the course of 8 years, I taught university undergrad and graduate courses at UNC Charlotte, including The History of Sexuality in the Americas, European Women’s History, Gender and Sexuality in Latin American History. I’m currently planning a 2-3 week Camino in Spain. Follow along!
  • My Camino Journey
  • CV
  • Publications
  • Teaching
  • My ‘Why’: Shells and Signs

    The Camino chose me before I decided to take this trip. A shell tattoo is a popular commemoration of having completed the Way of St. James (Santiago). The trails and paths are marked throughout Spain by the scalloped shell. But I got this tattoo almost 3 years ago. By accident? Or was it a sign?…

    Maria Labbato

    June 4, 2026
    El Camino de Santiago
  • Preparing for the Camino!

    In a little over two weeks, I’ll begin the first stage of the Camino del Norte. Already, it has been quite a journey in preparing. After several signs over the last couple of years, the need for some self-actualization and transformation, a very generous school grant, and the urge to return to my beloved Spain,…

    Maria Labbato

    May 4, 2026
    El Camino de Santiago

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  • AboutUpper school history faculty at an independent school, I’m a scholar with a wide range of transnational teaching and research interests. Currently at Providence Day School, I teach World History, AP World History, and Genocide Studies. Over the course of 8 years, I taught university undergrad and graduate courses at UNC Charlotte, including The History of Sexuality in the Americas, European Women’s History, Gender and Sexuality in Latin American History. I’m currently planning a 2-3 week Camino in Spain. Follow along!
  • My Camino Journey
  • CV
  • Publications
  • Teaching
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