About this Project

This project was completed between September 2021 and April 2022 by Sara K. Johnson as a non-thesis capstone graduation requirement for the MA in Museum Studies Program at the University of Kansas.

The committee of advisors for this project include:

Chair: Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley, Interim Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging & Associate Professor of American Studies and of African and African American Studies – University of Kansas

Co-Chair: Dr. Peter Welsh, Former Director/Faculty of Museum Studies – University of Kansas

Main Advisor: Dr. Juilee Decker, Director/Faculty of Museum Studies/Public History at the Rochester Institute of Technology

Special thanks to:

The author's parents

Dr. Susan Earle- Spencer Museum of Art

Brandy Ernzen and Lauren Chaney- KU Museum Studies

Dr. Jessica Hong and Nate Sloan- Toledo Museum of Art

Steve Nowak- Watkins Museum of History

Sara K. Johnson holds an MA in Museum Studies from the University of Kansas ('22) and a BA in English Literature (’17) from Western Washington University. Her work and research interests include possibilities for technology and museums; digital and spatial storytelling; user- and museum visitor-experience design; and using art to connect inter-generational audiences. She enjoys playing narrative-driven indie games, gardening, and falling down research rabbit holes. plebe.adventures@gmail.com