Degrees:

• PhD   The Johns Hopkins University, 2007
• BA     Mary Washington College, 1998

Research and Teaching Interests:

The visual culture of the Middle Ages with specific concentrations in the areas of :

• Medieval manuscript illumination
• Heraldry
• Sigillography
• Devotional culture
• Gender studies
• Museum studies
• Art associated with the crusades

Courses Taught:

• ArtHist 101: Ancient to Medieval Art and Architecture
• ArtHist 220: The Beginning of Medieval Art
• ArtHist 324: Art and Architecture of Byzantium
• ArtHist 325: Early Medieval Art in the West
• ArtHist 327: Art and Architecture of Islamic Spain
• ArtHist 329: Art and Architecture of the Late Middle Ages
• ArtHist 425: Romanesque Art and Architecture
• ArtHist 426: French Gothic Art and Architecture
• ArtHist 704: Introduction to Art Museum Studies II
• ArtHist 720: Relics and Reliquaries of the Middle Ages
• ArtHist 720: Medieval Narrative Arts