She received a Fulbright scholarship and moved from Venezuela to the U.S. to complete a Ph.D. in anthropology at Syracuse University, NY. Prior to coming to Stetson University, Dr. Servigna was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Stone Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at Tulane University (New Orleans) and an associate professor at the School of Architecture at Zulia State University (Venezuela). Her teaching and research interests are on theories of space and place, politics, social inequality and urban design with a focus on environmental issues and architecture.