Kate Scott Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D. with curatorial certificate
  2016
  Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
  Art History with concentrations in American art and the history of photography
• M.A.
  2012
  Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
  Art History
• B.A.
  2007
  Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana
  Art History
• B.F.A.
  2005
  Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
  Photojournalism

Relevant Experience

• 2015–present
  Assistant Reference Librarian, Indiana Historical Society

  • Provide research guidance for library patrons across Indiana
  • Produce blog posts on Indiana history
  • Create library case exhibits featuring visual collections materials
• 2017–present
  Volunteer Judge, National History Day Indiana

  • Interviewed high school NHD contestants and evaluated the quality of their research and analyses
• 2016
  Contract Exhibitions Researcher, Indiana Historical Society

  • Researched and created a preliminary interpretive guide for the Camp Atterbury living history exhibition
• 2014–15
  Project Archivist, Indiana Historical Society

  • Surveyed and processed new manuscript and visual collections
  • Created interpretive collection guides and finding aids
• 2014–15
  Volunteer Storyteller, Riley Hospital for Children

  • Developed and performed original stories for Riley patients
• 2013
  Curatorial Intern, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey

  • Produced a local history-themed audio tour for the museum’s American collection
  • Conducted historical research on individual works
• 2011–13
  Graduate Curatorial Assistant, Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey

  • Curated and aided in the production of museum exhibitions
  • Organized educational programs
  • Coordinated museum publishing projects
• 2009-11
  Instructor, Rutgers University Art History Department, New Brunswick, New Jersey
• 2004-05
  Managing Editor, Reporter weekly magazine, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

  • Co-managed a staff of approximately 30 writers
  • Oversaw production of magazine content and ensured efficient workflow
  • Oversaw staff critiques, editorial meetings, and advisory board meetings
  • Developed and edited content
  • Developed and managed house style guide
• 2003-04
  Leisure Editor, Reporter weekly magazine, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

  • Managed and recruited section writers
  • Edited section content

Publications

• 2017–present
  Indiana Historical Society blog posts, including “Desperate for Pie” and “Airing Our Dirty Laundry,” available here and here.
• 2020
  “Cheney Lively: A Black Woman on the Indiana Frontier” in Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, vol. 32, no. 1 (spring 2020).
• 2013–14
  Images from American History blog, available here.
• 2013
  “Phantoms and Frauds: The History of Spirit Photography” on OUPblog: Oxford University Press’s Academic Insights for the World, available here.

Lectures And Interviews

• 2021
  “Afternoon with an Archivist: The Old-Fashioned Hoosier Cookbook Show.” Upcoming online program at the Indiana Historical Society
• 2020
  “Les Hoosiers.” Podcast interview by Carrie Hardin for You Talk Funny, 7 October 2020, available here, beginning at 11:00
• 2019
  “Your Town Friday: Town Names That Make You Scratch Your Head,” News interview by Lindy Thackston of Fox 59, 25 January 2019, available here
• 2017
  “Why is Sugar Cream Pie So Popular in Indiana?” News interview by Barbara Brosher of WTIU/WFIU Bloomington, 22 November 2017, available here
• 2017
  “A Knife to the Eye: Practicing Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Art.” Lecture at the Indiana Medical History Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
• 2015
  “The Final Frontier: Edward Moran’s The Valley in the Sea.” Lecture at the Southeast College Art Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Editorial

• 2014
  Publication Assistant, Striking Resemblance: The Changing Art of Portraiture. Donna Gustafson, Susan Sidlauskas, and Lee Siegel. New York: Prestel.
• 2013
  Publication Coordinator, Not About Face (e-book). New Brunswick, New Jersey: Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.
• 2010
  Co-Editor, Rutgers Art Review 26, Rutgers University

Exhibits

• 2020–21
  South Shore Line: Destinations of the 1920s. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2020
  Forsyth’s Forests. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2019
  Santaland, Indiana. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2019
  Richmond in Winter. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2019
  Pets and Their People. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2019
  Hogology: The Care, Feeding, and Display of Livestock. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2019
  How Does Your Garden Grow? Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2018
  Season’s Greetings from Blanche Stillson. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2018
  The Indiana Historical Society Presents: Great Mustaches of Hoosier History. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2018
  To Your Health! Indiana Brewery Advertisements. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2018
  Migrant Family. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2018
  Metal Paper Glass: Nineteenth-century Photo Processes. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2017
  George Jo Mess: Indiana Printmaker. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2017
  Eat + Drink: Menus from IHS Collections. Indiana Historical Society Library case exhibit
• 2015
  Curator, George Segal in Black and White, Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers
• 2012
  Co-Organizer, Rachel Perry Welty 24/7, Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers

Skills and Abilities

• Proficient researcher, particularly in the fields of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American history, Indiana history, Midwestern foodways, art, material culture, and general social history
• Exceptional writer, editor, speaker, and interviewer
• Skilled at finding, building, and polishing stories so that they may be told in a clear and inviting way
• Experienced in all aspects of planning, researching, and executing high-quality museum exhibitions and publications
• Experienced in collections management and artifact storage
• Formally trained photographer
• Thrives as part of a creative team, whether as a manager or participant
• Actively embraces diversity and equity, and is sensitive to the multitude of experiences had by humans, particularly those identifying as LGBTQ+
• Easily able to work closely with others in a friendly and diplomatic fashion

References

References available upon request.