Amy Gansell is an Associate Professor of Art History in the Art and Design Department of St. John’s University in New York City, where she teaches courses on Ancient and Non-Western art and architecture. She earned a doctorate in ancient Near Eastern art from Harvard University (2008). From 2008 to 2010 she served at the US Department of State as the associate coordinator for Iraqi and Afghan cultural heritage, working on projects to restore and build professional capacity at the Afghan National Museum, the National Museum of Iraq, and the site of Babylon in Iraq. She has archaeological experience at sites in the US, France, Tunisia, Crete, Syria, and Turkey. Dr. Gansell has been rewarded with grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq.