MUSEUM + PEOPLE NERD
I’ve spent the past 10+ years working at Kera Collective, an incredible woman-owned agency specializing in evaluation , design research , and strategy for museums.
I’m proud to have worked with amazing clients like…
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
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MIT Museum
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Morris Arboretum
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Ralph Appelbaum Associates
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Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
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Made By Us
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International Spy Museum
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HealyKohler Design
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Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico
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United States Botanic Garden
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Science Center of Iowa
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The Huntington Library, Gardens, and Museum
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Museum of the City of New York
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The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
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Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
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The Design Minds
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Oregon Historical Society
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Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
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Baltimore Museum of Art
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Pérez Art Museum Miami
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Exploration Place
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Please Touch Museum
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
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Hilliard Art Museum
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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Museum of Science, Boston
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History 〰️ MIT Museum 〰️ Morris Arboretum 〰️ Ralph Appelbaum Associates 〰️ Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center 〰️ Made By Us 〰️ International Spy Museum 〰️ HealyKohler Design 〰️ Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico 〰️ United States Botanic Garden 〰️ Science Center of Iowa 〰️ The Huntington Library, Gardens, and Museum 〰️ Museum of the City of New York 〰️ The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation 〰️ Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 〰️ The Design Minds 〰️ Oregon Historical Society 〰️ Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian 〰️ Baltimore Museum of Art 〰️ Pérez Art Museum Miami 〰️ Exploration Place 〰️ Please Touch Museum 〰️ North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences 〰️ Hilliard Art Museum 〰️ Smithsonian National Museum of American History 〰️ Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum 〰️ Museum of Science, Boston
On projects such as…
…leading a multi-season mixed-methods study to understand people’s behaviors and experiences at a newly-reopened university museum
…managing multi-year iterative research design and insight generation to underpin the visitor-centered transformation of a major museum on the National Mall
…hosting a series of co-design workshops with youth and adult stakeholders to scope a nationwide social justice and civic engagement-focused initiative
…providing an arboretum with the insights it needed to think through how to bring both current and potential audiences into its new brand identity
…scaling up evaluation to help an art museum’s education team develop a research-backed multi-visit program for a major-US city’s middle schoolers
…helping a national coalition connect Gen Z to civics and history museums through evaluating the impact of its flagship program
…bespoke focus groups with service members to ensure a new national museum accurately tells their stories
…envisioning and managing a WhatsApp diary study with children and their families to pilot test a design competition for a science museum
…concept testing, formative prototyping, and measuring the effectiveness of a major new exhibition on fossils and climate change
…heading up a rapid-contextual study of visitors’ experiences at a history museum and creating a journey map of their highs and lows for designers reimagining the space
…and many more!