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Resume

Work
Experience

April 2022-Present

Research & Evaluation Assistant

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

  • Assist in targeted evaluation studies, including observations, informal interviews, and survey administration

  • Develop instruments to use in studies, including observation forms and surveys as well as informal interviews

  • Code and enter data and keep databases current and accurate

  • Prepare summaries of data collected and evaluation findings, including data visualizations, to discuss with managers, exhibit developers, and program staff

August 2022-May 2023

Audience Engagement Intern

The Indiana Medical History Museum

  • Lead tours of the museum to groups of visitors, interpreting the objects and information while also providing a welcoming environment and answering any questions

  • Research evaluation techniques and implement them in the form of visitor surveys, donor surveys, and neighborhood surveys

  • Analyze data and present to interested stakeholders of the museum

August 2021-April 2022

Gallery Interpreter, Special Exhibits

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

  • Facilitate programs in both formal and informal capacities for children of all ages and their families

  • Provide customer service to museum visitors to create a welcoming environment, while also quickly responding to visitor questions and concerns

  • Provide daily care and cleaning of gallery spaces

Education

2021 - 2023

Indiana University Purdue University | Master’s Degree

IUPUI has one of the leading Museum Studies programs in the United States, with a focus on social justice and civic engagement facilitated through museum work. 

2016 - 2020

Hanover College | Bachelor's Degree

My bachelor degree is in Sociology with a minor in Psychology. Sociology has given me a lense with which to view the world. 

Projects

Audience Engagement Evaluation/Research Project for the Indiana Medical History Museum

My internship with IMHM allowed me to exercise my evaluation skills. I created a survey for visitors to provide feedback about how they heard about the museum, if the tour was satisfactory, and whether they wanted to engage further with the museum by volunteering, donating, or becoming a member. 

Community Collaboration Group Project with Circle City Clubhouse

This class project was a collaboration between IUPUI and Circle City Clubhouse, a local Indianapolis community mental health center. Students and Circle City members worked together to design a meditation room for the clubhouse. I enjoyed this collaboration because both parties had equal power and co-ownership of the project. 

Summative Evaluation of the Museum of Broken Relationships: Indianapolis

This class project worked to evaluate the Museum of Broken Relationships temporary exhibit in Indianapolis. My own group worked to analyze survey data from the 7 public programs that the museum and IUPUI put on. This was an excellent practice in writing evaluatively with a particular stakeholder in mind.

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