Research Discipline/Bio
Qualitative researcher with 6+ years of experience as a Founding Museum Director focused on exploring opportunities for early childhood museum education initiatives. 2X Fulbright Scholar to Spain and Paraguay. Strong background in community engagement, teaching critical and creative thinking through art, inclusive museum education, co-curation, and co-design practices. Proven capability grant-writing, fundraising, event planning, and public speaking. Proficient in NVivo and Stata. Fluent in Spanish. Active visual and conceptual artist.
Educational Background
Doctor of Education, Art and Art Education, Teachers College, Currently ABD
Master of Arts, Early Childhood Education Policy, Teachers College, 2022
Master of Education, Arts in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2020
Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Latin American Studies, Colby College, 2018
Honors/Awards
Fulbright Scholar, The Fulbright Program, 2024; Fulbright Predoctoral Researcher, The Fulbright Program, 2018
Publications/Exhibitions
Murray, C. (2023). cARTie: A mobile model of museum education. ICOM-CECA Best Practice 11.
Murray, C. (2023). From maps to spatial stories: A case study to understand children’s (re-)productions of art museum space. Children’s Geographies, 2023, 1-17.
Murray, C. (2020). Functions of art museums: What visitors and museum staff believe. The Museum Review, 5(1): 3-16.
Murray, C. (2020). Arts education in third spaces: A future for children’s cultural participation in Spain? IMAG, 10(2): 8-18.
Last Updated: Oct 3, 2024