Melissa M. Forstrom, PhD

E: melissaforstrom @ gmail. com

T: +347 697 6901

RESEARCH & CLIENTS  

+ New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY

+ Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

+ Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland

I am an Assistant Professor at Purchase College- State University of New York. Prior to this position, I have taught courses in communication and media theory, visual culture, media literacy and public speaking. My museum work is informed by the my research at the intersections of academic disciplines and professional experience.

I have been invited to give lectures about my work and research at the following institutions (amongst others): 

• Darat al Funun, Amman, Jordan (2019)

• University of Tromso, Norway (2018)

• University of Oslo, Norway (2018)

• Humboldt University, Berlin (2018)

• Detroit Institute of Arts (2018)

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2018)

• The University of Wales, Swansea, UK (2016)

• P21 Gallery, London (2015, 2016 & 2020)

• New York Public Library (2012 & 2015)

• King Abdul Aziz Centre for World Cultures at the American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference (2014)

• National Museum of the American Indian (2013)

For a complete list of international lectures and conference presentations, click here.