MICRO-BIO

• Dr. Laura-Edythe Coleman is an American museum researcher who bridges the fields of museum studies and library science to further our understanding of cultural institutions in society. She earned her Ph.D. in Information Science with a focus on...More

  Dr. Laura-Edythe Coleman is an American museum researcher who bridges the fields of museum studies and library science to further our understanding of cultural institutions in society. She earned her Ph.D. in Information Science with a focus on Museum Informatics from Florida State University, she is an ALA-accredited librarian with a Masters of Library and Information Science, and she has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Florida. A dedicated educator in museum studies, Dr. Coleman currently holds a post as an online lecturer for the Graduate Museum Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University. Her areas of research and teaching include museum studies, cultural heritage informatics, social justice and inclusion, research methods, collections management, digital curation, and library and archival science. Her forthcoming book -- Understanding and Implementing Inclusion in Museums -- seeks to demystify the much-debated idea of inclusion for museum professionals, theorists, academics, and researchers. Dr. Coleman is an ICOM delegate and currently serves as a board member for the International Committee of Memorial Museums (ICMEMO).

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EXPERIENCE

• Johns Hopkins University

  • Lecturer/Researcher
  • Museum Studies
  • January 2017 to Present

• Florida State University

  • Adjunct Faculty
  • Information School
  • January 2014 to Present

EDUCATION

• Florida State University

  • Ph.D,
  • August 2012 to April 2016

  Coleman, L-E. (2016). The Socially Inclusive Role of Curatorial Voice: A Qualitative Comparative Study of the Use of Gatekeeping Mechanisms and the Co-Creation of Identity in Museums. Florida State University. Committee: Paul F. Marty, Melissa Gross, Michelle Kazmer, Jennifer Koslow Description of Research Study: Museums, and museum professionals engage in a significant role within society. This dissertation was a qualitative exploratory study of the ways in which museum professionals promote or hinder the social inclusivity of a museum through curatorial voice. Through a series of exhibit evaluations and intensive interviews, the researcher investigated the mechanisms used to craft curatorial voice within museums handling contested subject material. This research broadens the understanding of curatorial voice, as viewed through the theoretical lenses of gatekeeper theory and co-creation of identity, with the explicit purpose of aiding in the development of professional guidance to help make museums more socially inclusive.

• Florida State University

  • Masters of Library and Information Science
  • August 2010 to August 2012

  ALA-Accredited degree in Library and Information Science. Graduate Certificate in Information Architecture.

• University of Florida

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • August 1992 to August 1996

Links

• My Website

Resume

• coleman_laura_edythe_cv_2016_july.pdf

  Added March 05, 2020