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Jessica Luke, Ph.D.
Vice President, Senior Research Associates
Adjunct Faculty, The George Washington University, Museum Studies Department
luke@ilinet.org

Areas of Interest

  • Critical thinking and creativity
  • Family learning, parent engagement, and youth development
  • Institutional planning and capacity building in visitor evaluation and learning

Recent Projects

  • Evaluator and Interpretive Planner, San Antonio Museum of Art, Building a 21st Century Museum through a Visitor-Centered Interpretive Plan (ILMS Museums for America grant), 2011-2012.
  • Facilitator, Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, Professional Development Initiative, 2011-2012.
  • Evaluator, Learning Worlds, Art of Science Learning Conference (National Science Foundation grant), 2011-2012.
  • Research and Evaluator, The Franklin Institute Science Museum, LEAP into Science (National Science Foundation grant), 2008-2012.
  • Evaluator, Columbus Museum of Art, Institution-wide evaluation of visitor experience, 2007-present.
    Evaluator, *The J. Paul Getty Museum, Augsburg Cabinet Interactive, 2011.
  • Evaluator and Program Planner, The Phillips Collection, Teaching through the Prism: The Power of Integrating Art into K-12 Education (National Forum), 2011.
  • Evaluator, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Behind-the-Scenes of the American Collection, 2007-2011.
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Family Learning in Interactive Spaces in Art Museums (IMLS National Leadership, Research & Demonstration Grant), 2007-2011.
     

Recent Published & Presented Work

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Luke, J.J., & Knutson, K. (2010). Beyond science: Implications of the LSIE report for art museum educators. Curator: The Museum Journal, 53(2), 229-237.

Luke, J.J., & McCreedy, D., Editors. (in prep). Redefining parent involvement, Museum & Social Issues, 5(1), Spring 2010.

Diamond, J., Luke, J.J, & Uttal,D. (2009). Practical evaluation guide: Tools for museums and other informal educational settings. 2nd edition. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press.

Luke, J.J. (2009 February). New notions in practice: Experience and learning in art museums. Invited presentation at the Columbus Museum of Art's symposium, "From Palazzo to Piazza", Columbus, OH.

Luke, J.J., & Adams, M. (2008). What research says about learning in art museums. In P. Villeneuve(Ed.). From periphery to center: Art museum education in the 21st century, Reston, VA: National Association of Art Education.

Ellenbogen, K.M., Luke, J.J., & Dierking, L.D. (2007). Family learning in museums: Perspectives on a decade of research. In J.H. Falk, L.D. Dierking & S. Foutz (Eds.) In principle, In practice: Museums as learning institutions, New York, NY: AltaMira Press.

Luke, J.J., Stein, J., Foutz, S., & Dierking, L.D. (2007). Research to practice: Testing a tool for assessing critical thinking in art museum programs. Journal of Museum Education, 32(3), 123-135.

Luke, J.J., Stein, J., Kessler, C., & Dierking, L.D. (2007).Making a difference in the lives of youth: Mapping success with the "Six Cs". Curator: The Museum Journal, 50(4), 417-434.

McCreedy, D., & Luke, J.J. (2006). Using science to bridge home and school. In K.Tobin (Ed.), Science encyclopedia. New York, NY: Teacher's College Press.

Education:

  • Ph.D., Educational Psychology (2009), University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
  • M.M.St., Museums Studies, 1998, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • B.A. (Hons.), Art History, 1995, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Professional Affiliations

  • Visitor Studies Association
  • American Association of Museums
  • American Educational Research Association
  • National Art Education Association
  • Association of Children's Museums

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