Research Interests

·  Contemporary art and theory
·  East German (GDR) art and its reception
·  Post-colonialism, post-socialism, feminism, and Marxism
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Education

·  PhD, History of Art & Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
·  MA, History of Art, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
·  BA, English & Art History, Lawrence University
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Work Experience

·  Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
    ·  Professor (2024-)
    ·  Associate Professor (2013-24)
    ·  Assistant Professor (2007-13)

· Technische Universität Dresden (Dresden, Germany)
    ·  Fulbright Scholar, Institut für Kunst- und Musikwissenschaft (2023-24),
   ·    projects included the lecture series, "Art in the GDR TODAY" (review),
        and the student-curated exhibition, "Upheavals and Continuities" (flier)

·  Städtische Galerie Dresden (Dresden, Germany)
    ·  Co-Curator (2021-22), “Angela Hampel: Das Künstlerische Arbeit / The Artistic Work” 

·  Neue Nationalgalerie (Berlin, Germany)                         
    ·  Curatorial Intern (Summer 2003), “Kunst in der DDR: Eine Retrospektive”
    ·  Curatorial Intern (January 2000), “Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Potsdamer Platz”              

·  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Boston, MA)
    ·  Lecturer, Education Department (9/00-8/01)
    ·  Graduate Intern for Education, Education Department (9/98-8/00)