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Emily Oswald is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo. She completed her PhD in 2021 with a dissertation titled "Pa-KOW! Doing Participatory Knowledge Work in Museums and Archives," conducting research-practice partnerships with Norwegian museums and archives. Her work focuses on digital technologies and public interactions within cultural institutions.
Dr. Oswald's educational background includes:
- Master of Arts in History and Public History from University of Massachusetts Amherst (2010-2013)
- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Loyola University Maryland (2002-2006)
Her research interests center on participatory design, design-based research, and sociocultural perspectives applied to digital cultural heritage. She investigates how digital technologies facilitate public engagement with museums and archives, with particular attention to youth interactions, citizen science initiatives, and social media communication. Her work bridges educational theory, digital humanities, and museum studies through empirical studies of real-world interactions.
Dr. Oswald's publications reveal a consistent trajectory examining participatory knowledge creation across diverse cultural settings. Her research spans youth engagement with digital archives through memes, citizen scientist interactions with natural history collections, and museum-user communication on social media platforms. These studies collectively contribute to understanding how digital interfaces can democratize access to cultural heritage while respecting diverse ways of knowing.
She is actively involved in the EMPOWER project: Sustainable Batteries in Mobility - (Em)powering a Net-zero Energy Transition, expanding her research into sustainability education. Dr. Oswald is also a member of the Knowledge, Learning and Governance research group (HEDWORK), which conducts interdisciplinary studies in higher education and work contexts.
Professional experience includes:
- 2023–present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Education, University of Oslo
- 2021–2022: IDEA Coordinator, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo
- 2008–2010: Grant Writer, Facing History and Ourselves
