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Dr. Cassandra Kist is a Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow in Computer & Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde, affiliated with the iSchool research group. Her research focuses on the intersection of digital platforms and cultural heritage, addressing social inclusion/exclusion dynamics. She holds a PhD in Information Studies from the University of Glasgow (2022) and has prior experience in cultural heritage institutions like the Royal Ontario Museum and National Museums Scotland. Her work emphasizes collaborative methods and has been funded by EU Horizon 2020 and internal university grants. She leads the Museum Social Media Cultures Research Network and has published in journals like Museum Management and Curatorship.
Education: PhD (2022, University of Glasgow), MA in Museum Studies (2018, University of Toronto), BA in Anthropology (2016, University of Alberta).
Research Interests: Digital cultural heritage, AI ethics in museums, social media as 'contact zones', participatory memory practices, and digital infrastructures. She employs creative ethnography and future-oriented methodologies.
Grants & Collaborations: EU Horizon 2020 (POEM Network), partnerships with Glasgow Museums, University of Toronto iSchool, and National Museums Scotland. Currently supervising projects on AI in cultural heritage contexts.
Labs/Teams: Principal Investigator of the Museum Social Media Cultures Network. Active in interdisciplinary research on decolonizing GLAM institutions and digital inclusion.
