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Kathy Gleason is a professor of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Her work focuses on the archaeology of landscape architecture, especially the design and interpretation of ancient Roman and Mediterranean gardens. Her field research has been conducted in India, Israel, Jordan, and Italy. She is the editor the book A Cultural History of Gardens in Antiquity.

Education
Gleason received her BS in Landscape Architecture from Cornell University in 1979. She went on to graduate with a masters of landscape architecture with distinction from Harvard University. She received her PhD from the Oxford University Institute of Archaeology in 1991.

Career
Kathy has worked in the Department of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University since 1996. She previously spent 8 years working as a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania.

Archaeological Excavations
Gleason has worked on many prominent archaeological sites, including most recently the Promontory Palace Excavations at Caesarea in Maritima, Israel; The Horti Stabiani Garden Project in Stabiae, Italy; The Petra Pool and Garden Project in Petra, Jordan; The Mehrenghar Trust Garden Studies at Nagaur Fort inRajasthan, India; and the Excavations at the Villa Santa Maria, Lago di Nemi, Italy.