Melissa Fitzmaurice

Melissa is currently a PhD student in the art history department at Binghamton University, where her research focuses on ancient and modern Roman architecture. She joined the Eli Whitney Museum thirteen years ago as an apprentice, and since 2011 has developed and taught classes for the museum’s summer program, often collaborating with the education department at the Yale University Art Gallery. In her spare time, Melissa co-writes a food blog, 5 Degrees of Preparation, with another former apprentice.