EDUCATION
Masters in Museum & Gallery Studies,
University of St Andrews
Expected Graduation: December 2022
Postgraduate Projects
The following projects were undertaken during my first year studying at the University of St Andrews
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Scottish Fisheries Museum Anstruther, Scotland
Exhibition Project Manager
● Managed the production process of By The Seaside temporary exhibition at the Scottish Fisheries Museum in partnership with the University of St. Andrews.
● Directed the creation of public engagement programs, digital assets, and publications.
● Implemented digital organizational tools to ensure transparency in all team communication.
● Supervised the exhibition team through timelines, meetings, and check-ins to ensure a timely and cost-effective project.
● Left program in Jan. 2021 due to COVID-19 international travel restrictions.
Photo depicts the chained unicorn figurehead on the front of the HMS Unicorn.
HMS Unicorn Dundee, Scotland
Oral Histories Postgraduate Placement
● Wrote the policies, procedures, and release forms necessary for the development of an oral histories collection.
● Assisted during the development of the community-focused exhibition A Day on the Tay.
● Left program in Jan. 2021 due to COVID-19 international travel restrictions.
Photo depicts the Rialto Market in September, 2020. Vendors sell produce and fish from their stalls, and the few patrons wear face masks throughout the market.
University of Padua Summer School Padua, Italy
Digital Exhibition Curator
● Curated Sensorium, a digital exhibition centered on the cultural regeneration of Venice for the Market Spaces, Production Sites and Sound Landscape of European Cities program, organized by the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Padua in collaboration with the University of Warwick and the Ugo and Olga Levi Foundation of Venice.
● Remotely communicated within an international team throughout the development of digital assets.
Bachelors in History,
University of Texas at Austin
● Graduated Summa Cum Laude; 3.7 GPA
● Earned a Museum Studies Bridging Disciplines Certificate
● Curriculum included: Cultural Heritage on Display; Historical Museums Context & Practice; Foundations of Arts Management
Undergraduate Internships
The following internships were undertaken as practice-based coursework at the University of Texas
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Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Washington, D.C.
Museum on Main Street Intern
● Collaborated in a three-person team to create two comprehensive tour reviews for Water/Ways and Crossroads: Life in Rural America traveling exhibitions.
● Produced five week-long companion digital education modules in conjunction with traveling exhibitions through Smithsonian Learning Lab.
● Managed image licensing contracts for photographs featured in Crossroads: Life in Rural America exhibition.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston, Massachusetts
Artful Adventures Intern
● Communicated directly with caregivers and teachers to customize tours and art-making activities for children in Early Childhood, After-school, Scout, Homeschool, and Camp Programs.
● Taught traditional Inuit printmaking art lessons to five hundred children eleven to fifteen years old at Camp Harbor View as a representative of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
● Compiled background research and created extension learning activities on MFA for Educators, a digital education resources online portal.
Photo depicts Kate during internship wearing purple Thinkery branded shirt, with Thinkery's red building in the background.
Thinkery (Austin Children’s Museum) Austin, Texas
Teen Programs Intern
● Scheduled teen volunteer gallery shifts, evaluations, and training modules using software systems Excel, Volgistics, and MailChimp.
● Wrote and distributed the volunteer weekly newsletter.
● Interviewed approximately one hundred teen applicants for the Spring and Summer volunteer cohorts.
Scholarships Awarded
British Literature Study Abroad Scholarship
Bridging Disciplines Program Scholarship
College of Liberal Arts Competitive Scholarship
University of St Andrews Accommodation Award