Graduate Students

With a dual masters degree in Islamic art and anthropology, I work within the realm of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies. I try to explore new territories through examining the visual and material culture of …

Katie’s research focuses on Native American dance and performance art and the frameworks used to discuss indigenous performance within museum and gallery spaces from the 19th century until today. Most recently, she worked at the …

LauraLee is a PhD candidate studying medieval art. She received her Master’s degree in 2014. Her interests range from architecture and cultural landscapes to cartography. She is a Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures student with a background in studying …

Sara’s research investigates the appropriation, fragmentation and re-use of public buildings in Asia Minor during the 4th through 7th centuries A.D. Since 2014, she has been the photographer for the archaeological excavations at Sardis, Turkey. …

Jessica A. Cooley is a scholar-curator working at the intersection of curatorial and museum studies, crip theory, and Modern and contemporary art. Currently, Cooley is a Ph.D. candidate in the art history department at the …

Özlem Eren studies Byzantine and Medieval Art with a focus on Medieval Russia. Her primary interest is the architecture of Kievan Rus’. Prior to beginning her studies at UW-Madison, Özlem received a Ph.D and M.A. …