About
Ryan Abramowitz is a PhD student working on late antique art, architecture, and visual culture. He is most interested in monasticism, the cult of saints and relics, and cross-cultural relgious exchange between Byzantium and the west, configurations of sacred places through the lens of sensory and embodied experiences. Ryan also is a Research Assistant for the the Sinai Archive, an online database of the manuscripts, liturgical objects, and icons at the Monstery of St. Catherine's at Mount Sinai: https://www.sinaiarchive.org/s/mpa/page/introduction
Ryan graduated from The College of New Jersey summa cum laude with BA in Art History, a concentration in Religious Studies, and a minor in History. During this time, he served as a Bonner Community Scholar and was also a visiting student at Cambridge University – Pembroke College. He has presented his research at the Society of Biblical Literature’s Annual Conference, the College Art Association’s Annual Conference, and the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium at Johns Hopkins University. Ryan has also held internships with the Howard Crosby Butler Archive at Princeton University and the Sarnoff Collection at The College of New Jersey. Prior to attending the University of Michigan Ryan worked circulation at a public library and also served briefly as an Americorps VISTA member.
