Margherita Orsero received her Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Lausanne in Co-Tutorship with the University of Genoa with a thesis on the 14th-century frescoes in the Camposanto of Pisa. She currently teaches Art History Survey II in Genoa for Florida International University’s Study Abroad program and holds a seminar in Medieval Art History at the University of Lausanne.

She has collaborated with prestigious institutions both nationally and internationally such as the University of Naples Federico II, the University of Salerno, the Opera del Duomo in Pisa and UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. She has also been actively collaborating for many years with the City of Genoa for scientific dissemination activities on the historical and artistic heritage for events such as Rolli Days and Ianua: Genova nel Medioevo. Her book L’age d’or del Camposanto di Pisa. Pittura e committenza nella prima metà del Trecento was published in 2022.