Professor Averett is an Assistant Director of the Athienou Archaeological Project. Her area of research includes Geometric and Archaic Greece and Cyprus with a focus on ancient ritual, terracotta figurines, and sanctuaries. Professor Averett studied at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens as the Brunilde Ridgeway fellow and as the Homer and Dorothy Thomas fellow from 2002-2004 and recently received a grant from the Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society, Creighton University, to study ritual masks in Cyprus. Dr. Averett currently serves as the President of the Omaha-Lincoln chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America.