Project Portfolio
Current Professional Activity
- Museum of History and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State University
- Curator reporting to the AVP of the Department of Museums, Archives and Rare Books (MARB)
- Directing and implementing a comprehensive curatorial program
- Researching and developing onsite and online exhibitions
- Directing community engagement initiatives
- Guiding partnerships within MARB, within KSU, and with cultural and educational institutions in the U.S. and abroad
- Developing interpretive components using new media in support of MHHE exhibitions and public programs
- Directing the MHHE grant program
Current Research Projects
- Oberlin Experimental College Research Project; Oberlin, OH
- Sponsored by Frederick B. Artz research grant, Summer 2013
- Archival research and oral histories toward development of publication
- Sponsored by Frederick B. Artz research grant, Summer 2013
- Archival research and oral histories toward development of publication
2015 (Part-time Instructor)
- Georgia State University Heritage Preservation Program
- Part-time instructor for HIST 8885: Theory and Practice of Digital History
- Development of Atlanta Rail Corridor Archive. with students using Omeka software. The archive includes student research topics that have a geographical relationship with the historic rail corridor that is currently undergoing redevelopment as the Atlanta BeltLine.
- Part-time instructor for HIST 8730: Exhibition Development
- Directed the creation of The Doctor Is In exhibit by GSU students for the Stone Mountain Historical Society.
August 2012 - July 2014
- Historical Society of Greater Lansing; Lansing, MI
- Member of the board of directors
- Collections management research and evaluation
- Collections rehousing and cataloguing
- Exhibition development (online and physical)
- Curated "Lansing Eats!" Summer 2013
- Museum promotion
May 2013 - October 2013
- MSU Museum; East Lansing, MI
- Project archivist for Cuesta Benberry quilt research collection
August 2012-May 2013
- MSU Museum; East Lansing, MI
- Volunteering to organize Cuesta Benberry quilt research collection
- History Works, Inc. Chicago, IL
- Archival Research and reporting at the Library of Michigan in Lansing and other locations around the state
May 2012-May 2013
- National September 11 Memorial Museum; New York, NY
- Consulting Project Manager for Collections Database Public Launch and Memorial Exhibition Support
2006-2012 (As Full-Time Employee)
- National September 11 Memorial Museum; New York, NY
- Oral history production, transcription and exhibition excerpting
- Collections and asset management database development
- Memorial exhibition content management, process development, and curation
- Artifact research and label text production
- Communications with donors, family members, and artists
- Project management for Artists Registry and Memorial Exhibition Archive
See Adina's LinkedIn profile for her full CV.