ess ▁won ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Institute ▁of ▁America ' s ▁James ▁R . ▁Wis eman ▁Book ▁Award . ▁ ▁A ▁field ▁arch ae ologist , ▁Con nel ly ▁has ▁worked ▁at ▁Cor inth , ▁Ath ens , ▁and ▁N eme a ▁in ▁Greece , ▁at ▁Pap hos , ▁K our ion , ▁and ▁An cient ▁Mar ion ▁in ▁Cy pr us , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Fail aka ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁K uw ait . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁consult ant ▁for ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁installation ▁of ▁the ▁H ellen istic ▁gall eries ▁in ▁the ▁K uw ait ▁National ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Con nel ly ▁has ▁directed ▁the ▁NY U ▁Y er on is os ▁Island ▁Ex c av ations ▁and ▁Field ▁School ▁just ▁off ▁western ▁Cy pr us . ▁Here , ▁she ▁has ▁pione ered ▁e co - arch ae ology , ▁undert aking ▁fl oral ▁and ▁fa unal ▁surve ys , ▁annual ▁bird ▁counts , ▁and ▁establish ing ▁gu idel ines ▁sensitive ▁to ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁arch ae ological ▁inter vention ▁impact s ▁the ▁natural ▁environment . ▁Her ▁field work ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁cross - c ult ural ▁exchange ▁in ▁the ▁H ellen ized ▁East ▁during ▁the ▁centuries ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Alexander ▁the ▁Great . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁professional ▁life ▁Con nel ly ▁received ▁an ▁A . B . ▁in ▁Class ics ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁University . ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁M .