Art History Faculty

Meet Our Art History Faculty

The accomplished art history faculty brings a wide array of expertise. That means you study with and get mentored by scholars with deep knowledge of their specialties.  

  • Roman Art and Archaeology 
  • Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art 
  • Italian and Southern Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture 
  • Northern Renaissance and Baroque Art, and the History of Printmaking 
  • Islamic Art and Architecture 
  • Queer Culture and Contemporary Art Theory 
  • Digital Humanities and the Ancient Near East 
  • North American Art and the History of Photography 
  • Art of the African Diaspora 
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  • Susan Cahan stands in front of a multicolored wall with her arms crossed, smiling at the camera.

    Susan E. Cahan

    Professor of Art History and Dean

  • Jane DeRose Evans stands outside with her arms crossed, looking at the camera. Behind her is an outdoor landscape featuring Roman architectural ruins.

    Jane DeRose Evans

    Professor of Roman Art and Archaeology and Chair of Art History

  • Müge Durusu-Tanrıöver smiling and looking at the camera.

    Müge Durusu-Tanrıöver, PhD

    Assistant Professor Bronze and Iron Age Anatolia and Digital Humanities

  • Tracy Cooper looking at the camera.

    Tracy E. Cooper, PhD

    Professor of Italian and Southern Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture

  •  John Hatfield looking at the camera with a rainbow-colored wall behind him.

    John Hatfield

    Professor of Practice and Director of Arts Management Track

  • Joseph Kopta, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Instruction of Global Medieval Art

  • Emily Neumeier, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture

  • Alpesh Kantilal Patel smiling at the camera.

    Alpesh Kantilal Patel, PhD

    Associate Professor of Global Contemporary Art and LGBTQIA Theory

  • Erin Pauwels looking at the camera.

    Erin Pauwels, PhD

    Associate Professor of Art History

  • Ashley West smiling at the camera.

    Ashley D. West, PhD

    Associate Professor of Northern Renaissance and Baroque Art