Public Engagement and Dissemination

Why it is important to me

Teaching the public about the work I do is very important to me because it brings museum work to the public's attention. This makes museums stronger because if the public is invested in the work that they do, then they will be more interested in visiting and participating in museum activities. Additionally, it will encourage people to think about museums in new ways and about their own objects and stories in new ways. Hopefully, my work in collaboration and decolonization will also inspire others in the field to engage in such practices.

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Skills and Knowledge

Public Speaking - Poster Design - Public Relations - Research - Writing for Different Audiences - Microsoft Suite/365

Presentations

“Coal Ash and the Toxic Legacy of Fossil Capital.” Issues in Cultural Heritage, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana. December 4, 2022. StoryMap.

“Dust, Mold, and Heavy Metals: Health Hazards in Museums,” American Industrial Health Association (AIHA) Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN, May 2022. Graduate Student Day of Scholarship, Indianapolis, IN, April 2022. Co-authors: Johnathan Klicker-Wiechmann, Kenneth Burnell, Elise Daugherty, Mark Wilson, and Holly Cusack-McVeigh. Poster Presentation.

Awards: Best in Show Student Poster: Bronze; Best Student Poster, presented by the Exposure Assessment Strategies Committee, AIHA; Best Student Poster, presented by the Museum and Cultural Heritage Industry Working Group, AIHA.

“Whiteness and Storytelling in Museums: An Examination of Racial Representation in Kansas City Heritage Institutions,” American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, April 2021. Virtual Paper Presentation.

“Virtual Repatriation: Helping the Delaware Tribe Reclaim Their Ancestors”, Emporia State University Research and Creativity Day, Emporia, KS, April 2019; To Bridge A Gap Annual Meeting, Wyandotte, OK, April 2019; Research Day at the Capitol, Topeka, KS, March 2019. Poster Presentation.

Publications and Selected Writings

Griem, Madeline and Douglas L. Allen. “Challenging Whiteness and Storytelling in Museums:

An Examination of Racial Representation in Kansas City Heritage Institutions.” Southeastern Geographer 62, no. 1 (Spring 2022).

Griem, Madeline. “Don’t Lick the Rocks: Human Health and Safety Hazards in Geological Collections.” (May 2022).

Workshops

Object Labeling Workshop. Co-Facilitator. Collections Care & Management, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, Fall 2022. Workshop.

Artifact Box Construction Workshop. Co-Facilitator. Collections Care & Management, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, Fall 2022. Workshop.

Integrated Pest Management and Caring for Taxidermy Collections Workshop. Co-Facilitator. Collections Care & Management, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, Spring 2023. Workshop.

Object Handling Workshop. Co-Facilitator. Community Collaboration and Curation, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, Spring 2023. Workshop.