Research

I’m a scholar at heart, so I have spent a lot of my researching and writing about an assortment of topics. Check out what I’ve been discussing!

The Preservation of African American Heritage Sites

I wrote this paper to discuss why there is a lack of African American heritage sites and what one can do to prevent their erasure in history.

Walters Art Museum Collections Policy Evaluation

I had to thoroughly examine a museum’s collection policy and discuss any edits, changes, or clarification the museum could make to improve the document.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Visitor Studies Research

I worked with two other peers to create a custom made visitor studies program for the Museum to use to evaluate their new exhibits.

Writing with Ray: A Creative Writing Activity Book for the Ray Bradbury Center

I worked with two of my peers to create a creative program for older adults (60+) for the Ray Bradbury Center on the IU Indianapolis campus.

Grant Application Assignment

I wrote a section of the National Endowment of the Humanities Preservation Assistance for Smaller Institutions. Although the issues related in the grant are fictitious, this assignment required numerous hours of historic and museum collection care research.

Mystery Object Provenance Research

I was given an object with little context on it, and researched it to accurately pinpoint its historical and cultural origins.

Ancient Egyptian Artifact Research

I was tasked with finding relevant historical information on Ancient Egyptian artifacts a museum wanted to use in an upcoming exhibit. I was given just one photo for each object and little backgrounf information on each one.