ABOUT

Jacklyn Haefner is a dedicated art historian specializing in the cross-cultural relationships between the Islamic world and the Italian Peninsula during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Her academic journey includes a Master’s degree in Art History from the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at The University of Texas at Dallas in 2024 and a Bachelor’s degree in Art History from The University of Texas at Arlington in December 2021. Additionally, she enriched her studies abroad at The American University of Rome from 2005 to 2007.

Her professional experience includes a role as a Research Assistant for Dr. Alibhai at the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History, where she honed her skills in archival research and academic presentation.

Jacklyn’s research emphasizes the materiality that reflects intercultural exchanges, with a particular focus on albarelli, or ceramic apothecary jars, and their role in cultural transmission across the Mediterranean. In 2024, she presented her research, “Albarelli across the Mediterranean: The Evolution and Cultural Journey,” at the Anthropology of Texts: Crossroads and Connections in Medieval and Early Modern Societies and Cultures Conference at Trinity College, Dublin. Additionally, she has delivered talks at the University of Texas at Dallas and the Capodimonte Museum in Naples, Italy, sharing insights into the historical trajectory of these artifacts from the Islamic world to Renaissance Italy.