She is also the Gallery Director for The Gallery in Bloch Hall. She received the B.A. in Art History from Colorado State University in 1989, the M.A. in Art History from Bowling Green State University in 1993, and the Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Louisville in 2002. In 2010, she was named University Scholar and was nominated for the CASE Professor of the Year award sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.