Before teaching at Steinhardt, Dr. Babcock was a Curatorial Postdoctoral Associate in the Exhibitions Department at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at NYU. She has also held fellowships and positions at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Brooklyn Museum. Her specialization is in ancient Egyptian art and archaeology.
Education
Ph.D. Art History and Archaeology, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
M.A. Art History and Archaeology, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
B.A. History and Art History, University of California, Los Angeles
Selected Publications
Books:
Animal Fables in Ancient Egypt: Tree Climbing Hippos and Ennobled Mice. Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 128, Brill, 2022
Selected articles/catalogue entries:
“Finding Inspiration in Nature: The Created World of the Ancient Egyptians,” Egypt on the Nile, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, forthcoming.
“A Feline-Hare Hybrid from Deir el-Medina,” Soul le Ciel Étoilé Proscynème cordial au Dr. Nadine Guilhou-Ambroise, Hellenistic Institute of Egyptology, forthcoming.
“The Representation of ‘Humans’ and Gods in the So-Called Satirical Ostraca and Papyri from Deir el-Medina,” Proceedings of the International Conference Gods and Humans in Ancient Egypt: Current Research and Multidisciplinary Approaches, Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections, Vols. 38-39. (2023): 21–28.
“Head of Merymose,” Highlights Catalogue for the Frances Lehman Loeb Center, Vassar College, 2023: 42–43.
“Curated Desertscapes: Animal Control by Artistic Design in Ancient Egyptian Tombs,” Animals in Ancient Material Cultures. Arts, Vol. 3. (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/arts11030059