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Kate Crosby

Kate Crosby

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Curator of Exhibitions and Facilities Manager at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum

  • Education

    • Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center

      2003 - 2007
      High School Science

    • Portage Northern High School

      2003 - 2007
      High School

    • University of South Carolina-Columbia

      2012 - 2015
      Master’s Degree Public History

    • University of Michigan

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science and Government

    • University of South Carolina-Columbia

      2012 - 2015
      Museum Management Certificate Program Museum Management Certificate Program

    • University of South Carolina

      2012 - 2020
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) History

  • Experience

    • University of Michigan

      May 2010 - Aug 2012
      Research Assistant

      Currently a research assistant for Prof. Andrei Markovits at the University of Michigan.

    • University of South Carolina

      Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
      Graduate Assistant

      I lead three discussion sections for History 112 in the Fall Semester of 2012 under Dr. David Snyder at the University of South Carolina. As a GA, I was responsible for lesson planning my sections and grading student assignments.

    • McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina

      May 2013 - Aug 2015
      Graduate Assistant

      I am currently in my third summer working as a graduate assistant for the McKissick Museum for the (May-August 2013, May-August 2014, May-August 2015). This position involves opening and closing responsibilities, collections management (using PastPerfect), exhibition design and set-up, and folk life research.

    • University of South Carolina

      Aug 2013 - Sept 2019

      I am currently an instructor of record for the Social Advocacy and Ethical Life 200 course at the University of South Carolina. This three credit class incorporates speech, ethics, and advocacy and fulfills two of the Carolina CORE curriculum requirements for the University. As the instructor of record, I am responsible for syllabus design, lesson planning, grading, and meeting with students in office hours.

      • Curator of Exhibitions - McKissick Museum

        Aug 2017 - Sept 2019

      • PhD Candidate/Instructor of Record

        Aug 2013 - Aug 2017

    • South Carolina State Museum

      May 2016 - Aug 2017

      I am currently a volunteer intern at the South Carolina State Museum working in the Natural History department. My project from September 2014 to the present has been to taxonomically organize and catalog a large bird egg collection. I am also working on the NOAA Cetacean collection housed at the SCSM. Summer Collections Assistant at SCSM. Working in Natural History, Cultural History, Science and Technology, and Art. Duties include object handling and moving collections.

      • Intern

        Sept 2014 - Aug 2017

      • Collections Assistant

        May 2016 - Aug 2016

    • Tri-Cities Historical Museum

      Sept 2019 - now
      Curator of Exhibitions and Facilities Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Clinic Greeter

      Issued by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic on Sept 2015
      Planned Parenthood South AtlanticAssociated with Kate Crosby