Lauryn Weigold

Hi folks! My name is Lauryn Weigold and I’m a second year Museum Education MA student. I’m from Las Vegas, Nevada but have lived in New York city, Boston, and Indiana. I spent the vast majority of my life wanting to be a public-school teacher, so my Bachelor’s is in Elementary Education (grades 1-6) from St. John’s University, but I also have a Master’s in Children’s Literature from Simmons University as well as a Master’s in Teaching of English for Adolescents (grades 7-12) from Teachers College, Columbia University. I’m still relatively new to the museum field, but have worked at Minnetrista Museum & Gardens in Muncie, Indiana, interned at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, MA, currently work for the Freedom Trail Foundation, and am the Academic Programs Graduate Fellow at Tufts University Art Galleries this year.

As a relentlessly curious person, the museum field has given me an opportunity to truly explore my interests and consider new things, and the Tufts Museum Studies program has been a huge part of that. I’m passionate about connecting visitors with objects, fostering connections with teachers and community members, and making museums a space that encourages creativity, critical thinking, and connection.

 

Nick Nemeth

Hi! My name is Nick Nemeth and I’m a second year Art History and Museum Studies Graduate Student at Tufts University. I’ve completed bachelor’s degrees in art history and molecular, cellular, and developmental biology from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a doctorate in osteopathic medicine from the New York Institute of Technology. My research interests focus on interdisciplinary contemporary art and its intersections with biological research and design. 
 
While relatively new to the museum field, I’ve had the opportunity to serve as a fellow and/or intern for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Tufts University Art Galleries, the University of Colorado Art Museum, and the Longmont Museum. Originally from Colorado, I joined Tufts University to further my lifelong passion for the arts, switching careers from medicine to museums where I hope to work with practicing artists and scientists to explore how the evolving field of biology impacts our aesthetic and everyday lives.
 
 
Sam Snow
 
My name is Sam Snow and I am a second year Museum Education MA student here at Tufts University. Prior to moving to Massachusetts to begin graduate school, I had spent my entire thirty years of life as a California resident (I’ve lived in various regions, but primarily Southern California). I graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a BS in Biomedical Engineering and spent the next six years working in the medical device industry as a quality engineer. Although I appreciate my time in biomedical engineering and remain a huge data nerd to this day, pursuing my lifelong passion for museums has been an amazing decision – I’ve never looked back!
 
My primary interests lie in the connections between the arts and sciences and the intersection between museums and the public: How do we make museums more physically, emotionally, and mentally accessible? How do we create more “a-ha!” moments for visitors? How do we define success within the museum field? These are the questions that drive me. As for my professional experience, I worked as a Museum Educator at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles and as a Data Collector at the MIT Museum for an evaluation study conducted by Kera Collective. I currently work as a Visitor Experience Assistant at the Broad Discovery Center developing my skills as a science communicator as I share the latest biomedical technology with the public.