Publications

Journal Articles

2025-2029

Luke, J.J., Harmon, H., & Lynn, P. (in prep). Factors that foster everyday moments of awe during an art museum visit. Curator: The Museum Journal.
Luke, J.J., Shields, E., Windleharth, T., Gaudry, R., & Azam, R. (in prep). Feeling small, thinking big: How awe influences teens' critical thinking in an art museum. International Journal of Education & the Arts.
Chen, Z., Luke, J.J., & Johnson, T. (in review). Welcome, for whom? Language, belonging, and Chinese-speaking visitors in U.S. art museums. Visitor Studies.
Rivera, N., Luke, J.J., Villagomez, M., Nelson, K., & Foutz, S. (in press). Seeing SEL in action: How children's museums make young children's social emotional learning visible to parents. Journal of Museum Education.
Luke, J.J., Chesnut, K.L., Gingery, A., Guan, Y., Miao, S., Shields, E., Terry, L., Velandia-Pirazan, Bramblett, A., Fontana, J., Fry, M., Johnson, M., Krause, E., Krieger, L., Lam, W., Lees, M., Salgado Smith, M., Yorioka, P., & Zamudio, M. (2026). More inspired, less axious: Well-being impacts of a self-directed art museum visit. Curator: The Museum Journal, 69(4), 507-516.
Hoke, K., Storksdieck, M., Riedinger, K., Rehkamp, J., & Luke, J. J. (2026). Interplay: A framework of play-based STEM engagement at exhibits for young children. Curator: The Museum Journal, 69(4), 489-506.
Luke, J.J., Porter, J., & Katayama, E. (2026). Toward a shared vision: New approaches to art museum interpretation. Journal of Museum Education, 51(2), 187-200.
Luke, J.J., Warmer, S., Rivera, N., Nelson, K., Windleharth, T., Tung, A., & Cheng, K. (2025). The effects of exhibit design on preschoolers’ peer relationship skills in children’s museums. Journal of Museum Education, 50(2), 166-175.
Luke, J.J., & Foley, C. (2025). Impacts of awe and wonder on adults' critical thinking during an art museum visit. Studies in Art Education, 66(1), 94-111.

2020-2024

Luke, J.J., Rivera, N., & Brenkert, S. (2022). Preschoolers’ social emotional learning in children’s museums and community playgrounds. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 20(2), 229-241.
Dahya, N., Roldan, W., Lee, J.H., Yip, J., Luke, J.J., Joya, A., Patino-Liu, D.M., & Summerlin, E. (2022). Virtual reality and youth incarceration: Methodological reflections from a media education and research program. Canadian Journal of Communication, 47(4), 745-760.
Ter-Kazarian, K., & Luke, J.J. (2021). Influence of an art museum visit on individuals' psychological and physiological indicators of stress. Museums & Social Issues, 14(1-2), 45-59.
Luke, J.J. (2021). “The bloody hell and holy cow moment:” Feeling awe in the art museum. Curator: The Museum Journal, 64(2), 41-55.
Luke, J.J., Rivera, N., Colbert, L., & Scharon, C. (2021). The problem of play in children’s museums. International Journal of Play, 10(1), 63-74.

2015-2019

Luke, J.J., Tomczuk, E.D., Foutz, S., Rivera, N., Brahms, L., Nelson, K., Hahn, B., Swank, M., & McKenney, K. (2019). What caregivers observe about their children’s learning during a visit to the children’s museum. Journal of Museum Education, 44(4), 427-438.
Martinko, M., & Luke, J.J. (2018). “They ate your laundry!” Historical thinking in young history museum visitors. Journal of Museum Education, 43(3), 245-259.
Luke, J.J., Letourneau, S., Rivera, N., Brahms, L., & May, S. (2017). Play in children’s museums: A path forward or a point of tension? Curator: The Museum Journal, 60(2), 37-46.
Lamar, K., & Luke, J.J. (2016). The impact of art museum dementia-based programming on participating care partners. Journal of Museum Education, 41(3), 210-219.
Betts, D.J., Potash, J.S., Luke, J.J., & Kelso, M. (2015). An art therapy study of visitor reactions to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship, 30(1), 21-43.

2010-2014

Luke, J.J., & Garvin, Victoria. (2014). What do we need to know? The Children’s Museum Research Agenda Project. Hand-to-Hand, Fall 2014, 3, 13.
Luke, J.J., & Ancelet, J.E. (2014). The role of evaluation in re-imagining the art museum. Journal of Museum Education, 39 (2), 197-206.
Tezcan-Akmehmet, K., & Luke, J.J. (2013). Museums and parent involvement: A landscape review. Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship, 28(5), 491-507.
Luke, J.J., & McCreedy, D. (2012). Breaking down barriers: Museum as broker of home/school collaboration. Visitor Studies, 15(1), 98-113.
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.
Adams, M., Luke, J.J., & Ancelet, J. (2010). What we do and do not know about family learning in art museum interactive spaces: A literature review. Engage, 25, 19-30.

2009 and earlier

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.
Luke, J.J., Stein, J., Foutz, S., & Adams, M. (2007). Research to practice: Testing a tool for assessing critical thinking in art museum programs. Journal of Museum Education, 32(2),123-135.
Dierking, L.D., Anderson, N., Ellenbogen, K.M., Donnelly, C., Luke, J.J., & Cunningham, K. (2005). The Family Learning Initiative at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis: Integrating research, practice, and assessment. Hand-to-Hand, 19(1), 3-11.
Adams, M., Luke, J.J., & Moussouri, T. (2004). Interactivity: Moving beyond terminology and definitions. Curator: The Museum Journal, 47(2), 155-170.
Ellenbogen, K.M., Luke, J.J., & Dierking, L.D. (2004). Family learning in museums: An emerging disciplinary matrix? Science Education, 88(1), 48-58.
Dierking, L.D., Luke, J.J., & Buchner, K.S. (2003). Science and technology centers: Rich resources for free-choice learning in a knowledge-based society. International Journal of Technology Management, 25(5), 441-459.
Dierking, L.D., Luke, J.J., Foat, K., & Adelman, L.M. (2001). The family and free-choice learning. Museum News, 80(6), 38-43.
Witmer, S., Luke, J.J., & Adams, M. (2000). Exploring the potential of museum multiple-visit programs. Art Education: The Journal of the National Art Education Association, 53(5), 46-52.

Books and Book Chapters

Luke, J.J., & Hoke, K. (in review). Learning in children's museums: Enduring questions and future research directions from two research-practice partnerships. In A.G. Affleck (Ed.), The power of children’s museums: Why they matter for early learning. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic.
Luke. J.J., & Foley, C. (in review). Look, think, imagine: The effects of play on adults' critical thinking in an art museum. In N. Holdgaard & A. Olesen (eds.), Museum play: Concepts, design, and audiences. Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge Press.
Luke, J.J., Yalowitz, S., & Palmquist, S. (2012). Evaluation in action: Getting the most out of your evaluators. In R. Bonney, L. Goodyear, & K. Ellenbogen (Eds.), Principal investigator’s guide to managing evaluation in informal science education projects. Visitor Studies Association and Center for the Advancement of Informal Science Education.
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., & 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.
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.
Luke, J.J., Camp, B.D., Dierking, L.D., & Coles, U. (2001). The first free-choice science learning conference: From issues to future directions. In J. Falk (Ed.), Free-Choice science education: How we learn science outside of school. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Edited Journals

Luke, J.J., & McCreedy, D., Eds. (2010). Rethinking parent involvement in children’s learning. Museums & Social Issues, 5(1).

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