Museum Writings
The Science Center of Connecticut, based on a White Oak Master Plan
· Measuring Museum Impact and Performance (2016) Rowman & Littlefield. This book develops the Museum Theory of Action and defines the Fourteen Categories of Potential Museum Impact and Benefit.
· The Museum Manager’s Compendium: 101 Essential Tools and Resources (2017) Rowman & Littlefield.
· The Effective Museum: Rethnking Museum Practices to Increase Impact to be published in 2022 by Rowman & Littlefield
· My articles on museum topics have appeared in Curator, Museum Management and Curatorship, Hand-to-Hand, Informal Learning Review, and Museum.
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