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Denise Budd completed her B.A. in English and art history at Rutgers University, and in 2002 received her Ph.D. in art history, with a focus on Italian Renaissance painting and sculpture, from Columbia University. She has taught extensively in the field of Italian Renaissance art as well as in the more general history of art at Rutgers University. Denise is one of the first to hold the position of lecturer-in-discipline in the Core Curriculum program at Columbia, where she has been teaching Art Humanities full-time since 2007. She is continuing the research begun in her dissertation, which focused on the documentary evidence on the life and career of Leonardo da Vinci, in which she has published several articles. In addition to her scholarly pursuits, Denise has participated as a grader for the College Board Advanced Placement exams and has appeared in several documentaries on Leonardo da Vinci, including two for the A&E network.