Selected Publications

Museums and Emotions” (2021), Journal of Museum Education 46.2 (June 2021); 147-149.

Thoughts on the History of Professional Development Programs in Museums,” Journal of Museum Education 44.2 (June 2019); 123-130.

Editorial about the history of museums’ involvement with programming for immigrants, Journal of Museum Education 44.1 (March 2019); 1-3.

Editorial about museum studies literature that explicitly describes teaching strategies, Journal of Museum Education 43.4 (December 2018); 283-285.

Editorial about the history of American women’s struggle for power and equity in museums, Journal of Museum Education 43.3 (September 2018); 171-173.

Editorial about writing for journals, Journal of Museum Education 43.2 (June 2018); 83-84.

Editorial about shared authority, Journal of Museum Education 43.1 (March 2018):1-3.

Editorial about critical race theory, Journal of Museum Education 42, no. 2 (April 2017): 99–101.

Editorial about health and wellness, Journal of Museum Education 41, no. 2 (April 2016): 75–76.

Own your Expertise…But Know Where it Comes From,” JME40, Museum Education Roundtable, August, 2016.

Editorial about active engagement, Journal of Museum Education 41, no. 1 (January 2016): 1–2.

Voices From the Field: “What does a museum educator need to know?” EdCom Newsletter, December 2015.

“Keeping visitors happy (and giving them a place to sit),” in “My Museum’s Got More Picassos Than Yours: What’s the Secret to a Successful Museum?” Zocalo, September 2015.

Editorial about creativity, a new visitor focus, and institutional realignment, Journal of Museum Education 39, no. 2 (July 2014): 123-124.

“Into the Future: Adult Professional Groups and the 21st Century Museum,Journal of Museum Education 36.1 (Spring 2011): 103–111.

Hassanamesit Woods Trail Guides (three interpretations of the same sites along a trail in Grafton, MA). “Seeds, Cycles and Relationships,“Natural Communities: The Environmental World of Hassanamesit,” and “Seeing the Past: 400 Years in Hassanamesit.” 2008.

“Within These Walls…,” a website review. Journal of American History, June 2003.

“Create Compelling Programs Before You Market,” History News, Spring 2000.

Going Public: Community Program and Project Ideas for Historical Organizations (Waltham: Bay State Historical League, 1999). Co-authored with Gretchen Sorin.

“A Priority on Process: The Indianapolis Children’s Museum and “Mysteries in History,” In Ideas and Images: Developing Interpretive History Exhibits (Nashville: AASLH, 1992).

“Making Good Use of Museum Resources,” Social Studies for the Young Learner, March/April 1991.

“The professor is a great facilitator of conversation and asks probing questions. This provides my colleagues and I a space to uncover unknown truths within ourselves and challenge our preconceptions. The dialogue that was created was valuable and academically rigorous.”

~ Student in Teaching and Learning in the Museum 2016