Luke, J.J. (2023, September). Evaluating interpretive materials in art museums. Invited presentation for staff in the Interpretation Department at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA.

Luke, J.J. (2023, July). Centering learning in everything an art museum does. Invited presentation for staff at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI.

Luke, J.J. (2020, May). Evaluations during the pandemic. Invited presentation for members of the Puget Sound Grantwriters Association, Seattle, WA.

Luke, J.J. (2020, January). The future of small, local history museums. Invited presentation for the board of the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum, Seattle, WA.

Luke, J.J. (2019, December). Social-Emotional learning in children's museums. Invited presentation for the members of the Museum Advocates, Nashville, TN.

Luke, J.J. (2019, May). What research tells us about museum studies graduate programs. Invited presentation for the Museum Studies Network at the annual meeting of the American Alliance of Museums, New Orleans, LA.

Luke, J.J. (2018, January). Building institutional learning frameworks. Invited presentation for the members of the Museum Advocates, Nashville, TN.

Luke, J.J. (2017, September). Innovative evaluations. Invited presentation for members of the Puget Sound Grantwriters Association, Seattle, WA.

Luke, J.J. (2016, February). Audience research and evaluation in public gardens. Invited presentation at the American Public Gardens Association Education Symposium, Seattle, WA.

Luke, J.J. (2015, July). Ensuring the success of your grant-funded programs. Invited presentation for members of the Puget Sound Grantwriters Association, Seattle, WA.

Luke, J.J. (2015, June). A discussion about work life balance. Invited discussant for a panel presentation sponsored by KidsQuest Children’s Museum, Bellevue, WA.

Luke, J.J., & Visscher, N. (2015, February). Audience evaluation and engagement in small, local history museums. Invited presentation for grantees of 4Culture, Seattle, WA.

Luke, J. J. (2015, February). What can we do to make museums more engaging for families and early learners? Invited presentation for Burke Museum of Natural History staff, Seattle, WA

Luke, J.J. (2014, June). Our shared journey. Invited keynote speaker at the University of Washington’s Museology Graduate Program’s graduation, Seattle, WA.

Luke, J.J. (2014, April). What we know and don’t know from research in the arts. Invited discussant at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's symposium, “The Intersection of Research and Policy: Arts and Culture Symposium,” Bentonville, AR.

Luke, J.J. (2013, September). The value of children’s museums. Invited presentation for KidsQuest Children’s Museum Board of Directors, Bellevue, WA.

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.

Adams, M., & Luke, J.J. (2005, June). From heart to head to hand: A synthesis of issues and strategies raised at The J. Paul Getty Museum’s symposium on interactivity. Invited closing keynote address at the J. Paul Getty Museum’s symposium, “From Content to Play: Family- Oriented Interactive Spaces in Art and History Museums,” Los Angeles, CA.

 Luke, J.J. (2004, May). Family learning in art museums. Invited presentation for staff and volunteers at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH. 

Luke, J.J. (2000, October). The how, what and why of learning in art museums: Applying the Contextual Model of Learning. Invited presentation for educational staff and volunteers at the Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

Luke, J.J. (1999, September). Tomorrow, next week, next year: Thinking about long-term learning from museums. Invited presentation for educational staff and volunteers at the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ.

Luke, J.J. (2020, May). Museum studies programs coming together in COVID-19. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Alliance of Museums, online.

Luke, J.J., Ancelet, J.A., & Mostov, M. (2018, March). Watching visitors play: Lessons learned from a GoPro camera study in a hands-on art gallery. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Art Education Association, Seattle, WA.

Luke, J.J., Letourneau, S., & Hahn, B. (2017, May). Getting serious about the value of play in children’s museums. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Children’s Museums, Pasadena, CA.

Heimlich, J., Luke, J.J., Wood, E., Garibay, C., & Inama-Steele, M. (2016, May). What do we really mean? The power of museum jargon. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Alliance of Museums, Washington, DC.

Luke, J.J. (2016, May). Let’s talk about play. Peer-to-peer roundtable session at the annual meeting of the Association of Children’s Museums, Stamford, CT.

Luke, J.J., Ashton, S. & Ross, D. (2015, July). From field to institution: Putting research agendas into action. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Luke, J.J., Mostov, M., Bray, S., & Middleton, M. (2015, April). Re-Imagining family-centered design. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Alliance of Museums, Atlanta, GA.

Luke, J.J., Bell, J., & Heimlich, J. (2014, July). Research agendas and field-wide capacity-building. Panel session at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Butler, S., Luke, J.J., Borland, J. (2014, July). Consultant-institution partnerships for strengthening evaluation capacity. Panel session at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Luke, J.J., Garvin, V., Andrews, T., & Bert, P. (2014, May). Growing a culture of research in museums. Panel session at the annual meeting of the American Alliance of Museums, Seattle, WA.

Clearwaters, D., Yalowitz, S., Luke, J.J., & Trinkley, R. (2014, May). Lessons learned from institutionalizing evaluation in art museums. Panel session at the annual meeting of the American Alliance of Museums, Seattle, WA.

Luke, J.J., & Korn, R. (2013, July). Research to practice: Developing actionable strategies. A half- day workshop at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Milwaukee, WI.

Luke, J.J., & Windleharth, T. (2013, May). Developing a field-wide research agenda. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Children’s Museums, Pittsburgh, PA.vis

Korn, R., & Luke, J.J. (2013, March). Applying research results to practice. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Art Education Association, Fort Worth, TX.

Kisiel, J., Luke, J.J., & Phipps, M. (2012, July). Observation across disciplines: Art and science. Panel session at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Raleigh/Durham, NC.

Courtney, L., Hirschler, E., Luke, J.J., & Butler, S. (2012, July). Behind the scenes: Learning from inter-departmental collaborations and external partnerships. Panel session at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Raleigh/Durham, NC.

Luke, J.J., & Soren, B. (2011, July). Are we there yet? Building shared research and evaluation agendas. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Chicago, IL.

Heimlich, J.E., Morrissey, K., & Luke, J.J. (2011, July). Appropriately critical: How can we foster critical practice in conference sessions? Panel session at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Chicago, IL.

Luke, J.J. (2011, May). What do families value about art museums? In A. Ong (Chair), Crossing contexts: What families value about museum experiences. Panel session at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums, Houston, TX.

Luke, J.J., & Adams, M. (2011, March). Results from the FLING family research study. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Art Education Association, Seattle, WA.

Luke, J.J. (2010, July). What we know (and don’t know) about family learning in art museums. In J. Heimlich (Chair), Learning from the edges, moving to the middle. Panel session at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Phoenix, AZ.

Luke, J.J. (2009, July). Methodological implications of designing a parent survey administered in an art museum. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, St. Louis, MO.

Luke, J.J. (2009, April). Preliminary results from the “FLING” research study. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Art Education Association, Baltimore, MD.

Luke, J.J. (2008, July). How an art museum multiple-visit program can facilitate elementary students’ critical thinking skills. In P. Monaco (Chair), Innovative evaluation plans: Means to facilitate partnerships between museums and schools. Panel session at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Houston, TX.

Luke, J.J. (2007, July). Do we need to revisit data collection techniques for reaching youth and families in our evaluation studies? Co-facilitated session at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Luke, J.J. (2007, May). How and why visitors “act” based on visual cues in exhibitions. In C. Reich (Chair), Visual gateways to memory: How the brain processes visual information. Panel session at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums, Chicago, IL.

Luke, J.J., & McCreedy, D. (2006, April). Rethinking parent engagement: Museum as broker of family-school connections. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Luke, J.J., & McCreedy, D. (2005, August). Lessons learned from evaluating an urban parent involvement program. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Luke, J.J., Dierking, L.D., Cohen Jones, M., & Falk, J.H. (2004, August). Learning about family learning: Results from a retrospective study at The Children’s Museum. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Visitor Studies Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Luke, J.J., & Adams, M. (2003, May). Performance assessment in museum/school programs? Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums, Portland, OR.

Luke, J.J., & Adams, M. (2003, April). Breaking from tradition: Integrating portfolio assessment into the evaluation of museum/school programs. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Art Education Association, Minneapolis, MN.