Matthew Knox Averett is Professor of Art History at Creighton University where he teaches art history courses from the Renaissance through Modernism, focusing on urban and architectural history and the intersection of race and the built environment. A selection of his publications includes "'Veggendo Roma' The Urban Image of Rome in the Age of Dante" to Le città di Dante (2021) and "'Noble Edifices' The Urban Image of Papal Rome, 1417-1667" to Interpreting Urban Spaces in Italian Cultures (2022). In 2015, he edited and contributed chapters to The Early Modern Child in Art and History (Routledge). At Creighton, Averett has held leadership roles in Creighton's anti-racist initiatives, and from 2020 to 2022, he served on the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accountability, and Sustainability Committee of the Society of Architectural Historians.