Graduate Students

Marine

Jennifer Marine is a doctoral candidate in the History of Art and Architecture program working under the direction of Professors Douglas Fordham and Christa Noel Robbins. Her research explores intersecting histories of science, technology, media studies, and gender. Her dissertation, Registering the Invisible in Fin de-Siècle Europe, examines late-nineteenth-century European technologies such as photography, X-rays, and sound recording devices to offer a broader understanding of representational practices at this pivotal moment in the history of modernism.

Polos

Stephanie Polos is in her third year in the Program for Mediterranean Art and Archaeology, studying under Dr. Tyler Jo Smith. Her current research focuses on the use and iconography of fifth- and fourth-century Greek grave monuments and the intersections of art, belief, and funerary practice.

Brose

Karl is a fourth-year doctoral candidate working under the direction of Professor Sarah Betzer. He studies early modern European sculpture with a focus on the Old Regime, ancient sculpture and the rise of aesthetic theory. Karl's dissertation examines the work of the French sculptor Edme Bouchardon, centering his Roman period between 1723-1732.

Carter

Caroline Carter is a 5th year Ph.D. candidate in the Program in Mediterranean Art and Archaeology studying Classical Archaeology under Dr. Tyler Jo Smith. Her research interests are interdisciplinary, focusing on ancient Greek religion and ritual (primarily during the Archaic and Classical periods), myth and iconography, animal studies, the archaeology of sacred landscapes, and the regions of Attica and Arcadia in Greece.

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Van Nest

Lauren Van Nest studies the art and architecture of medieval Europe with a particular focus on the rituals and material culture of the Latin Church. Her dissertation, titled “Sacral Performance & Extended Royal Bodies in Ottonian Bamberg: The Case of Henry II & Kunigunde (1002–1024),” examines the relationships crafted between objects of imperial patronage in the Ottonian Empire, their ritual environments, and the bodies of their patrons. Her research considers the role objects play in the formation of political identities and notions of empire.

Neumann

Eleanore is a doctoral candidate in art and architectural history in the Department of Art at the University of Virginia. Under the direction of Professor Douglas Fordham, she is studying eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British art and visual culture. Her dissertation, The Global Landscapes of Maria Graham (1785-1842), examines the career of the British artist, travel writer, and naturalist Maria Graham and its implications for our understanding of women artists, British landscape, and empire.

Razumoff

James Razumoff (he/they) is a PhD Candidate in Program for Mediterranean Art and Archaeology studying under Dr. Fotini Kondyli. James’ research focuses on urban life of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) empire, with a specific interest in human-environment relations and non-elite political agencies.

Dove

Emma Dove (she/her) is a doctoral candidate in Art History at the University of Virginia advised by Dr. Eric Ramírez-Weaver. Her dissertation, “Distributed Gender in Franco-Flemish Books of Hours: Conception, Compassion, and Cultivating the Pious Family,” brings together her interests in late-medieval prayer books, gender, spirituality, material culture, and the digital humanities.

Bradford

Abigail Bradford is a PhD candidate in the Program in Mediterranean Art and Archaeology studying under Dr. Tyler Jo Smith. Her research focuses on the visual representation of an ancient Greek musical genre called "New Music" in fifth-century BCE Athenian vase painting, drawing connections between the introduction of democracy in Athens and the development of the new musical genre.

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