Laurel Pavic is an art historian whose research interests center on the construction, manipulation, and presentation of cultural patrimony. She teaches a variety of courses in the Art and University Studies departments including the general art history survey, a course on Renaissance Venice, and courses on Modernism. Her research has been supported by the American Association of University Women, the Fulbright Program, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.