She holds a B.A. in English and Art History from Tufts University, an M.A. in American Studies with a focus on Material Culture and Folk Art from George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in American Studies from New York University. Her first book, For the Millions: American Art and Culture Between the Wars (2004) was the inaugural volume in the �Arts and Intellectual Life in Modern America� series published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. She has written articles on Oprah�s Book Club and the gendering of public taste, nostalgia and the New Urbanism, and motherhood and anti-feminism in the popular media. She is currently at working on a digital humanities project that features an interactive 3D model of Rochester's old railroad station, designed by noted architect Claude Bragdon. Video Highlights