Dr.
Kiersten F. Latham has
joined the faculty as an assistant professor in Kent State University’s
School of Library and Information Science.
Latham
received her Ph.D. in library and information management from Emporia State
University, Kansas. She holds a master’s in historical administration and
museum studies from the University of Kansas and a bachelor’s in
anthropology from the University of Michigan.
Before
coming to Kent State, she taught at the University of Kansas, Lawrence; Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio; and Michigan State University,
East Lansing, as well as online courses for the Northern States Conservation
Center. She has more than 20 years’ experience working in museums in
various capacities – as curator, collection manager, director, volunteer,
program coordinator, archivist, historic interpreter, board member, exhibit
designer and consultant.
Latham’s
research interests center on the relationship between physical objects and
humans, especially the role of affect and lived experience; document theory;
and convergence issues surrounding libraries, archives and museums.
Latham
can be reached at [log in to unmask] or 330-672-5846.
Kent
State’s School of Library and Information Science offers the only Master
of Library and Information Science degree program in Ohio that is accredited by
the American Library Association. The school is recognized by U.S. News and
World Report as one of the nation’s top 20 graduate schools and is
one of the largest library schools in the country, with more than 700 students
enrolled.
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Flo Cunningham
Marketing Communications and Public Relations Director
School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University
330-672-0003
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of
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