Joan R. Branham

Joan R. Branham is professor of art history and associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Providence College, where she teaches courses in Late Antique and medieval art history. She has published widely on theories of sacred space in the Jerusalem Temple, the relationship of gender, blood and sacrifice in ancient Judaism and Christianity, and the iconography of Late Antique synagogues and churches. She currently serves as chair of fellowships for the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.