Education:
Ph.D., New York University - 2001 (Art History)
M.A., New York University - 1996 (Art History)
B.A., The Colorado College - 1991 (Art History)
Areas of Expertise:
Byzantine, western medieval, and early Islamic art; textiles and fashion theory; the study of portraiture.
Books and Publications
Contributor, Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition. Ed. Helen C. Evans, with Brandie Ratliffe. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2012
Review of Intelligible Beauty: Recent Research on Byzantine Jewellery. Eds. Chris Entwistle and Noel Adams. British Museum Research Publication, no. 178. Medieval Clothing and Textiles vol. 7. Eds. Robin Netherton and Gale R. Owen-Crocker. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2011
"Decoding the Habit of the Byzantine Nun." Journal of Modern Hellenism 27, 2009-10: 25-52. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
"Medieval Pit-Looms: Filling the Evolutionary Gap." Anayemata Evrtika: Early Christian, Byzantine and Armenian Studies in Honor of Thomas F. Mathews. Mainz, Germany: Philipp von Zabern GmBH. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2009
"Byzantine Dress." Clothing in World History. Ed. Jill Condra. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishers. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008
"Des Kaisers teure Kleider: Staatsornat und Alltagstracht der byzantinischen Herrscher." Pax Geschichte 5, October-November: 56-61. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007
"A Double-Headed Eagle Embroidery: From Battlefield to Altar." Metropolitan Museum Journal 41: 59-64. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006
"A Syrian Liturgical Stole." Hugoye: The Journal of Syriac Studies 9.1, January. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006
Byzantine Dress: Representations of Secular Dress in Eighth- to Twelfth-century Painting. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (Books and Publications: Book) 2005
Contributor, Byzantium: Faith and Power. Ed. Helen C. Evans. Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 18-July 4 (New York: Metropolitan Museum/Abrams). (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2004
Contributor, reprinted from Byzantium: Faith and Power. Pilgrimage to Sinai: Treasures from the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine. Ed. Anastasia Drandaki. Benaki Museum, July 20-September 26. (Athens: Benaki Museum). (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2004
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Claire and Leonard Tow Faculty Travel Fellowship, to Oxford and Athens for "Habit Formation." (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
The Wolfe Institute Faculty Fellowship, for "Habit Formation: The History and Meaning of Byzantine Dress." 2010-11. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Breaking the Habit: Uniformity in Byzantine Monastic Dress." Colloquium of the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium in Medieval Studies. Princeton University. Princeton, N.J., April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Breaking the Habit: Intrusions of Secular Dress on the Byzantine Monastic Habit." The Byzantine Studies Conference. Chicago, October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Chairwoman, "Monastic Inc.: Expressions of Group Identity in Medieval Monasteries." 46th International Congress of Medieval Studies. Sponsored by the Medieval Studies Certificate Program, CUNY Graduate Center. May 12-15. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
"Expressions of Class in the Byzantine Monastic Habit." The Byzantine Studies Conference. Philadelphia, October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
