Dr. Cloud teaches courses in the history of art from prehistory to the present day.
                              Her scholarly work focuses on the art and architecture of Baroque Italy. She has received
                              fellowships from the Kress Foundation to support her research on the urban history
                              of Rome, specifically the redevelopment of the Roman Forum in the early modern period.
                              She has published essays on Baroque Rome and Renaissance Venice in edited volumes,
                              and has presented her research at conferences in Italy and North America.