Dr. Joni M. Hand is Professor of Art History. Her research concerns late medieval manuscripts in Northern Europe and female patronage. She has written a book on manuscripts in the Charles Luce Harrison Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Kent Library and has been active in the formation of a teaching collection composed of medieval manuscript fragments and objects.

Dr. Hand is also a practicing artist working in mixed media, oils, and graphite. Her current work explores physical and metaphysical journeys. She leads the viewer on these pilgrimages through the objects, images, or drawings she incorporates into each piece. The destination of each trip is different for each viewer and for each time the work is viewed.