▁and ▁Art ▁History ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University . ▁She ▁is ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Y er on is os ▁Island ▁Ex c av ations ▁and ▁Field ▁School ▁in ▁Cy pr us . ▁Con nel ly ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Mac Ar thur ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁She ▁received ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Institute ▁of ▁America ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Under grad uate ▁Te aching ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁L ill ian ▁Vern on ▁Chair ▁for ▁Te aching ▁Ex cell ence ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 4 . ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Cit izen ▁of ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁P ey ia , ▁Republic ▁of ▁Cy pr us . ▁ ▁Works ▁Con nel ly ' s ▁scholar ship ▁focus es ▁on ▁Greek ▁art , ▁myth , ▁and ▁religion , ▁and ▁includes ▁a ▁ground bre aking ▁re inter pret ation ▁of ▁the ▁Par then on ▁and ▁its ▁sculpt ures . ▁In ▁The ▁Par then on ▁En igma : ▁A ▁New ▁Under standing ▁of ▁the ▁West ' s ▁Most ▁Icon ic ▁Building ▁and ▁the ▁People ▁who ▁Made ▁It , ▁Con nel ly ▁presents ▁her ▁reading ▁of ▁the ▁Par then on ' s ▁sculpt ural ▁program ▁within ▁its ▁full ▁historic , ▁myth ological , ▁and ▁religious ▁context s . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Book ▁Review ▁named ▁The ▁Par then on ▁En igma ▁a ▁Notable ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁Daily ▁Be ast