Luca serves as Executive Director for Student Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Ithaca College. He holds the Certified Student Affairs Educator (CSAEd) credential. He has worked across the United States and abroad with students and teachers, families and caregivers, faith communities, workplaces, and professionals in education, social services, healthcare, law enforcement, and more.
His multidisciplinary collaborations with students and colleagues are wide-ranging and have earned awards from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, the American College Personnel Association, and the American Historical Association. He is also the first adjunct to receive Ithaca College's highest academic honor, the Faculty Excellence Award.
He has written a variety of books, journal articles, chapters, and curricula, and has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His research interests include diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, LGBTQ themes, intersectionality, global health, disability, and interactive learning tools for teaching often erased community histories.