Elizabeth Kunz Kollmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 6650997 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Kunz Kollmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth Kunz |
| FAMILY NAME | Kollmann |
| SIGNATURE | KOLLMANN E K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Museum of Science |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2205-6844 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Implementing Culturally Responsive Evaluation Methods
Using a Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective to Illuminate the Concept of Evaluation Capacity Building in a Network
While evaluation capacity building (ECB) may hold promise for fostering evaluation, little is known about how it is operationalized within a network. This article presents initial findings from a National Science Foundation–funded research project (Complex Adaptive Systems as a Model for Network Evaluations) that used concepts from complex adaptive systems theory to develop case studies of ECB within the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Netwo…
Understanding the Multilingualism and Communication of Museum Visitors who are d/Deaf or Hard of Hearing
The current conversation of multilingual engagement in museums often focuses on people who use spoken languages. Deafness, and visitors who use signed communication, such as American Sign Language (ASL), is instead placed in the realm of disability engagement. Drawing on relevant literature and contextualized by data gathered through recent visitor research at the Museum of Science, Boston, this article defines how people who are d/Deaf or hard o…
Using Provocative Questions to Address Societal Health Issues
Debates about healthcare, abortion, stem cells, and other issues illustrate that health decision-making can be a societal challenge. This article posits that museums can take an active role in helping visitors participate in public health decision-making by asking them to think about socio-scientific issues through the lens of argumentation. As a part of the development of exhibits focusing on public health and human biology, the Museum of Scienc…
The Effect of Broken Exhibits on the Experiences of Visitors at a Science Museum
This study explores visitors' perceptions of “broken” exhibits at the Museum of Science, Boston. Data were collected through comment cards, timing and tracking maps, exit interviews, surveys, and focus groups. Analysis of the data shows that the number of broken exhibits a visitor perceives impacts their disappointment in the gallery more than Museum counts of broken exhibits. The perceived broken exhibits follow a hierarchy. They are most often …
Using a Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective to Illuminate the Concept of Evaluation Capacity Building in a Network
While evaluation capacity building (ECB) may hold promise for fostering evaluation, little is known about how it is operationalized within a network. This article presents initial findings from a National Science Foundation–funded research project (Complex Adaptive Systems as a Model for Network Evaluations) that used concepts from complex adaptive systems theory to develop case studies of ECB within the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Netwo…
The Effect of Broken Exhibits on the Experiences of Visitors at a Science Museum
This study explores visitors' perceptions of “broken” exhibits at the Museum of Science, Boston. Data were collected through comment cards, timing and tracking maps, exit interviews, surveys, and focus groups. Analysis of the data shows that the number of broken exhibits a visitor perceives impacts their disappointment in the gallery more than Museum counts of broken exhibits. The perceived broken exhibits follow a hierarchy. They are most often …
Using Provocative Questions to Address Societal Health Issues
Debates about healthcare, abortion, stem cells, and other issues illustrate that health decision-making can be a societal challenge. This article posits that museums can take an active role in helping visitors participate in public health decision-making by asking them to think about socio-scientific issues through the lens of argumentation. As a part of the development of exhibits focusing on public health and human biology, the Museum of Scienc…
Understanding the Multilingualism and Communication of Museum Visitors who are d/Deaf or Hard of Hearing
The current conversation of multilingual engagement in museums often focuses on people who use spoken languages. Deafness, and visitors who use signed communication, such as American Sign Language (ASL), is instead placed in the realm of disability engagement. Drawing on relevant literature and contextualized by data gathered through recent visitor research at the Museum of Science, Boston, this article defines how people who are d/Deaf or hard o…
Using a Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective to Illuminate the Concept of Evaluation Capacity Building in a Network
While evaluation capacity building (ECB) may hold promise for fostering evaluation, little is known about how it is operationalized within a network. This article presents initial findings from a National Science Foundation–funded research project (Complex Adaptive Systems as a Model for Network Evaluations) that used concepts from complex adaptive systems theory to develop case studies of ECB within the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Netwo…
Implementing Culturally Responsive Evaluation Methods
Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Museums and Cultural Heritage (2 works) · Visitor pattern (2 works)