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For over sixteen years Kate directed museums both in England and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where she was Director of Museums to the Government of Ras Al Khaimah. Here she oversaw the strategic development of the National Museum, establishing an education department and spearheading an ambitious redevelopment project. In 2014 she undertook a professional doctorate in heritage graduating in 2023. Her thesis, Building Utopia: Heritage Management, Sense of Place and Identity in Milton Keynes, UK, and Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, offers up a set of practical guidelines for collaborative working between community heritage organizations and trained heritage practitioners through a hybrid model of heritage management. Prior to moving to Chicago, she lectured at Durham University in both Museum and Heritage studies to undergraduate and graduate students, teaching a course on Museum Principles and Practice where she originated lectures on museum Accreditation and creative grant writing. She has project managed and designed two entire museum redisplays, set up a museum tearoom, curated numerous exhibitions, and is the co-author of a popular history book on archaeology, as well as writing several exhibition guides and museum publications.