Blair Betik

Blair Katherine Betik is a scholar, instructor and museum professional specializing in the visual and material culture of the ancient Mediterranean.

Dr. Betik earned her Ph.D. in the History of Art from Yale University, where she wrote her dissertation on altars from the Roman provinces of Syria and Britain. She is currently writing two articles: one on the re-use of altars in post-Roman contexts along Hadrian's Wall and at Palmyra, and another on the relationship between the iconographic and epigraphic programs of votive altars and the body.

Her research and teaching interests more broadly include comparative approaches to ancient art history; the art of the Roman military and frontiers; ritual; votive objects; the collection and excavation histories of the Roman provinces; and active learning and digital approaches to ancient art history.

She holds a master's degree in Classical Archaeology from the University of Oxford. She is also a proud North Texan and Meadows alumna, graduating with undergraduate degrees in art history and anthropology from SMU in 2018.

Prior to her return to the Hilltop, Betik worked in the curatorial and education departments at the Yale University Art Gallery, the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and the Crow Museum of Asian Art.