Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The Statues Died, But Their Legacies Live: A Discourse Analysis of the Debate Surrounding Museums and Confederate Monuments, Laila Maria Melhem
Assembling A Queer Exhibition: A Phenomenological Case Study of Exhibition Team Members and Their Interpretation of Material in an LGBTQ+ Exhibit, Ethan Wojciechowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Ci Guardiamo il Culo: A Phenomenology of Relevance in Ancient Italian Cultural Heritage, Sophia Hudzik
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Preserving the Polychromy of Antiquity: An Analysis of Collections Stewardship and Colored Classical Antiquity Sculptures, Angelina D'Angelo
Deaccession Decision-Making During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Site Case Study of Art Museums in the United States, Shannon Hahn
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The 2020 Awakening: A Study On Exhibiting Topics of Race and Identity in Mid-Sized Art Museums, Samantha Becker
Through Fire and Water: Protecting Museum Collections Against Increasing Climate Change Risks, Elyse Gombas
Propaganda or Persuasion: A Multisite Case Study Analysis of the Impact of Museum Communications on American Public Trust, Devon Anna Mancini
Museums & Community Resilience: Improving Post-Crisis Outreach in Latinx Communities by Combining Library and Museum Practices, Sua Lorena Mendez
Decolonize This Place: The Activist Potential of Anthropology Museums, Katharine Anne Nelson
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Designing for Adolescent Mental Wellness: An Analysis of Museum Education, Art Therapy, and Developmental Theory, Katherine Angela Himics
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Climate Control in the Face of Climate Change: Reducing Carbon Footprints in Museums, Felicity Bennett
Contemporaneous Collecting: A New Trend in Field Collection, Meghan Brady
Ethics or Law: Which should Prevail in Conflicts Regarding the Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art?, Anthony Caruso
If These Walls Could Talk: Best Practices for Storytelling in Historic House Museums, Hannah M. Gaston
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Multi-Sensory Museum Experiences: Balancing Objects’ Preservation and Visitors’ Learning, Anna Baccaglini
Marching on Together: the Future of Non-Profit Museums in a For-Profit World, Matthew R. Dellaguzzo
Acknowledging the Colonial Past: Display Methods of Ethnographic Objects, Sarah Kraft
Rescuing Records: Safeguarding Vital Museum Records, Brianna LoSardo
The University Museum in Times of Fiscal Uncertainty: Fisk University and the Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Modern Art, Jessica Pochesci
Human Rights and Cultural Heritage: Protecting Museum Professionals During Armed Conflict, Jennifer Lee Reilly
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Museum Approaches to Judaica: The Forgotten Spoils of the Nazi Plunder of Europe, Derek Butler
Safeguarding for the Future: Managing Born-Digital Collections in Museums, Kimberly Kruse
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Deaccessioning in Small Museums: A Historical View and Lessons from the Past, Kristin Lapos
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Power to the People: A Comprehensive Look at Crowdsourcing Initiatives in Cultural Institutions, Danielle Pace
Museum Activism and Social Responsibility: Building Museum Education Programs for Juvenile Offenders, Elizabeth E. Sirhall
Storytelling in Art Museums, Hayley P. Trinkoff
The Management and Stewardship of A Cetacean Collection, Rebecca Vele
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Crowdfunding in Museums, Melanie R. Bump
Hot Culture, Cold Halls: Narrating History and Healing at Sites of Trauma, Emily L. Burde
Robber Barons and Humbuggers: The Rise of Philanthropic Museums in Nineteenth-Century New York, Meaghan O'Connor
Shifting Paradigm: A Detailed Exploration of 3D Technology in Museums, Alycia Piazza
Integrating the Arts and Sciences in the Museum Setting, Emily Clare Riggins
United We Stand: The Possibilities of Museums, Schools, and Anti-Bullying, Ashley Scotto
Handling the “Curation Crisis:” Database Management for Archaeological Collections, Karen Thomson
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Examining Programming for At-Risk Youth in Museums: Literature Review and Three Case Studies, Sarah Adlis Benedetti
Museum Treasures in the Fog of War: a Historical Analysis of Cultural Heritage Protection During a Time of War, Gregory J. Ferrara
The Importance of Museums in a Home School Curriculum: a Closer Look at Three New Jersey Museums, Alexandra G. Longo
Fashionable Sponsorship: Fashion Corporations and Cultural Institutions, Allyson Saca
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
To Infinity and Beyond: A Critique of the Aesthetic White Cube, Whitney B. Birkett
The Infinity and Beyond : Museum-School Partnerships Beyond the Field Trip, Jennifer R. Elliot
Making it Count: Professional Standards and Best Practices in Building Museum Internship Programs, Pamela S. Schwartz
Save Our Ships: The Viability of Naval Vessels as Museum Exhibitions, Seth Weiner
Making Human Rosetta Stories: Museums and Foreign Langauge Learning, Bonnie C. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Integration of Mobile Technology into Museum Education: A Discussion of the State of the Art, Mark P. Diemer
A Juggling Act: Balancing Institutional Needs and Donor Restrictions in Art Museums, Nicole A. Ferdinando
Historic House Museum Sustainability in the 21st Century: Paths to Preservation, Susan R. Orr
Walking the Tightrope: Balancing Access and Protection on Social-Media Platforms in Museums, Michele L. Sabol
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Art, Artifact, Anthropology: The Display and Interpretation of Native American Material Culture in North American Museums, Laura Browarny
Museum Collections Management Systems: One Size Does Not Fit All, Elana C. Carpinone
A Different Mind: Developing Museum Programs for Children with Autism, Elise A. Freed-Brown
An Examination of the 2003 Looting of the Iraq National Museum: How the Protection of Iraq's Cultural Property was Overlooked, Laura Gawron
Museum Education and Professional Development Partnerships: How the educational programs of museums enhance career goals and professional development skills in adults, Victoria A. Jensen
Nazi Looted Art: Setting Precedence for Museum Decisions, Erica B. Marcus
The End of the Holocaust Generation and the Implications in the Future of Educational Programming in Holocaust Museums, Holly K. Meyers
POISONOUS HERITAGE: PESTICIDES IN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS, Leslie Omstein
Museums and Urban Revitalization: Regional Museums as Catalysts for Physical, Economic, and Social Regeneration of Local Communities, Robin Foster Westervelt
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Museum Discovery Rooms Engaging Families Using Learning Theories, Cassandra E. Demski
Managing Early Museum Collections of Ancient Egyptian Materials, Dimitrios Meleounis
The Napoleonic Egyptian Scientific Expdition and the Ninetenth-Century Survey Museum, Erin A. Peters
Installation Art Accommodating Contemporary Art into our Spaces, Tova R. Small
Strategic Solutions to Museum Repatriation Issues: Past, Present, Future, Damiano N. Spano
" The West that Got into His Bones:" Key Perspectives on Clyfford Still at the Inauguration of His Museum, Elen M. Woods
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Individual Efforts, Democratic Designs: Collaborative Tagging and the Future of Museum Cataloging, Daniel Brennan
Interdisciplinarity in College Museums and Galleries: Does it Work? An Assessment of Three College Exhibition Collaborations, Cynthia Hawkins
Rediscovering the Private Libary: The National Trust of Great Britain and the Campaign to Expand the Role of Library Collections in Historic House Museums, Heidi Hutchins Stokes
Art- Making- Change: The Benefits of Collaborations Between Artists and Museum Educators for At-Risk Youth, Marissa D. Kutoloski
Jewish Museums - a Multi-Cultural Destination Sharing Jewish Art and Traditions With a Diverse Audience, Jennifer B. Markovitz
From Pen and Ink to Hyperlink: Transcending Museum Technology, Jason A. Marquis
Tricks of the Trade: How Non-Profits Can Use for Profit Business Models & Better Market Themselves in Today's Changing World, Kathryn McCarron
Wiggle Room: Documenting Acceptable Levels of Technical and Conceptual Variance For The Reinstallation of New Media Art, Mark B. Schlemmer
Visualizing the Path Foward: The Visual Artist Rights Act of 1990 and Recommendations for a Response by American Museums, Heather H. Stephens
Annual Museum Inventories, Meghan L. Yuill
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Food as Media in Contemporary Art and the Role of the Conservator, Erica Boyd
Complex Factors in Planning the September 11th Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center: Politics, Obstacles, Opportunities and a Planning Model, Anthony M. Gardner
The Play's the Thing: Combining Cognitive Reenactnment with Civic Engagement to Create Effective Living History Site Learning, Alex Harwell
Museum Professions Outdoors: Implementing Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Outdoor Collections at Historic Sites, Emily Holland
From Period Rooms to Period Environments: a Look at How Museums are Redefining the Scope of the Period Room, Danielle Labbate
Pioneering Partnerships: The Role of the Independent and Non-Traditional Collections Manager in the Museum World, Erin K. Schovel
Critical Sales: Questioning Deaccession Ethics in American Museums Through The Heckscher Museum, Christina M. Wetherbee
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Historic House Museum or Grandma's Attic: The Value of a Collections Planning Guide for a Historic House Museum, Georgia Westerweller Bonilla
American Cultural Icons in Museums, Alana Cole-Faber
Collecting Secrets: A Call to Museums for Greater Transparency about the History and Acquisition of their Collections, Lia M. Daniels
MARGINALIZED COLLECTIONS AND WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES: CREATING LASTING LEGACIES THROUGH COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES, KATHERINE M. FOX
Collections to Pests: How Insects and Humans Share Responsibility for Object Destruction in Museums, Diana Massar
The Making of the Dahesh Museum of Art: An Account of its Founding, Ten-Year History, Its Academic Art Collection, and Exhibitions, Alia Nour-Elsayed
The Preservation of Performance Art, Alicia Rodriguez
No One Flunks Museum: An Overview of Learning Theory and its Implementation in Formal and Informal History Education, Nichole D. Smith
Audience Research and Development for Museums Attracting Visitors to Sustain a Dedicated Audience Base, Elizabeth A. Sol
The Value of Forgeries in Museums: An Arguement for their Appreciation and Recognition as Objects Worthy of Display, Corey W. Wyckoff
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Memory, Monument, and the Museum, Molly Sullivan
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Museum Education Programming: Facilitating Critical Thinking Skills, Christina L. Ely
Circulation In Museums, Linda Hsu
