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I am a specialist in the art and culture of the Middle Ages, with particular interests in illuminated manuscripts, visual storytelling, and the relationship between myth and material culture across historical periods and geographical boundaries. I am also keenly interested in exchange between art history and creative practice, especially the ways that historical understanding can be enhanced by direct experience of making and materials, and vice versa. I am also engaged in the conservation and interpretation of historic buildings through membership of the for England and the Fabric Advisory Committee for Canterbury Cathedral.

In 2027/28, my MA History of Art Special Option ‘The Supernatural Middle Ages: Images of the Extraordinary’ will be offered.

I am editor-in-chief of the open access journal , published by the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art and the Yale Centre for British Art, and I am on the PMC’s publications committee.��

After an undergraduate degree in History and Medieval Studies at the University of Victoria in Canada (1995), I came to 91Ӱ�� for an MA (1996) and PhD (2000). I spent four years as a curator of manuscripts at the British Library (2000-2004) before moving to the School of History and the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Kent (2004-2014). I joined 91Ӱ�� as Head of Research in 2015, and served as Executive Dean and Deputy Director 2020-25.

I am currently on research leave. In the 2026-27 academic year, I am the W. John Bennett Distinguished Visitor at the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.