Bio
Dana Murray is a cultural heritage worker and PhD candidate at the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto studying disasters, care work, and cultural heritage. Her research examines the affects of extreme weather events on gallery, library, archive, and museum (GLAM) workers as they seek to navigate between professional and personal duties in periods of crisis, as well as the emergent practices that stem from this tension.
Dana is grateful to have received financial support for her doctoral research from the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS-D), the Ontario Graduate Scholarship program, and the National Trust for Canada’s Herb Stovel Scholarship.
Specialization
Critical museum studies; Collections care; Extreme weather events; Disaster studies; Community-led research.
Degrees
- Master of Museum Studies (MMSt), University of Toronto
- M.A. Religion and Public Life, Carleton University
- H.B.A., Classical Civilizations, University of Toronto Mississauga
Committees or Affiliations
- American Institute for Conservation, Emergency Committee
- Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice, Advisory Member at Large
- Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis, Research Fellow
- Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts & Cultures (GRASAC), Lead Data Steward
- National Trust for Canada, Disaster Working Group
Recognition and Accolades
- National Trust for Canada, Herb Stovel Scholarship
- Natural Hazards Center, Mary Fran Myers Scholarship
- U of T Hilda Wilson Fellowship in Technology, Information and Culture
- U of T Women’s Association Adele Csima Scholarship