writing

contributing author

Museum Education for Today’s Audiences: Meeting Expectations with New Models – ed. by Jason L. Porter and Mary Kay Cunningham (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022)

The Inclusive Museum Leader – ed. by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko and Chris Taylor (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021)

Museum Ideas 2019: The Book of the Conference – ed. by Gregory Chamberlain (Museum-ID, 2019)

The Empathetic Museum: A New Institutional Identity (Curator journal, 2019)

Museum As Site for Social Action: Theory & Practice (MuseumAction.org, 2017)

The National Summit on Teaching Slavery: Engaging Descendant Communities Rubric (Montpelier, 2017)

museums + social change

“Movements, Moments, Museums: How Black Lives Matter can liberate museums”
Co-authored with Melanie Adams, PhD
Museum, magazine print edition: Winter 2021, American Alliance of Museums
Winter 2021

“Zoomed Out: An Argument for In-Person Conferencing”
Alliance blog, American Alliance of Museums
July 31, 2020

“Waking Up to Wokeness: An Open Letter to Museums”
Museum As Site for Social Action blog
museumaction.org
June 12, 2020

“Going Off-Script: How can museums use their galleries to create more inclusive communities?”
Co-authored with Jason Porter and Theresa Sotto
Museum, magazine print edition: Spring 2020, American Alliance of Museums

“Taking a Stand Against Neutrality: The Role of Social Justice in Museums”
Museum Ideas, London, UK
museum-id.com
January 31, 2019

“Glenstone’s Expansion Brings Nothing More than More of the Same”
WideWalls, London, UK
widewalls.ch
October 16, 2018

“The Dangers of Superficial Activism”
Museums As Site for Social Action blog
museumaction.org
July 17, 2018

Repost:
Art Museum Teaching
artmuseumteaching.com/dangers-superficial-activism
September 11, 2018

“The 21st Century Museum: A Think-Tank for Community”
The #FutureMuseum Project with Museum Ideas Magazine
Museum-ID.com
December 19, 2017

“Call and Response: Community, Social Justice, and the Role of Participatory Authority in Systemic Shift for the 21st Century Museum”
Edited by: Sara Egan
Viewfinder: Reflecting on Museum Education
Issue V: Centering Marginalized Voices
Inaugural Issue for Year in Focus: Social Justice and Museum Education
National Art Education Association’s Museum Education Division

“Reflections on A Seat at the Table at NMAAHC”
Alliance Labs Blog
American Alliance of Museums
September 11, 2017

“Setting the Stage with Sibyl Edwards: Women, Arts, and Tech” Broadstrokes.org
National Museum of Women in the Arts
February 25, 2016

“Designing Conversations for Change”
Broadstrokes.org
National Museum of Women in the Arts
February 8, 2016

“Blurring Boundaries: Contemporary Design”
Broadstrokes.org
National Museum of Women in the Arts
January 25, 2016

“Carrie Mae Weems and the Art of Change”
Broadstrokes.org
National Museum of Women in the Arts
December 2, 2015

“Righting the Balance: It Doesn’t Stop Here”
Broadstrokes.org
National Museum of Women in the Arts
October 23, 2015

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the power of art

“Through the Artist’s Lens: A Conversation with a Young Actor, Writer, and Illustrator”
Artsblog.org
Americans for the Arts
September 12, 2017

art criticsm

“Artechouse: Curating for the Digital Future of Museums“

BrownGirlsMuseumBlog.com

November 26, 2017

“Art for Our Sake”
The Washington Times
October 3, 2014

Nominated for Society of Professional Journalists Dateline Award for Art Criticism │Local Journalism Award

“Ellington Robinson:Artist Profile”
BrightestYoungThings.com
November 2013