Karen Peterson

Major responsibilities

• Archival Management
• Train and supervise assistants
• Curate exhibits
• Policy development
• Research assistance and reference

Previous positions

• Archival Intern: 1998-2000
• Archival Assistant: 2000-2002  
• Archivist-Senior Research Assistant: 2002-2009

Education

• MA, History, University of California Los Angeles, 2002
  Latin American Studies: World Arts and Cultures
  Regents Fellowship: 2000-2001
• Florida State University, 2000
  Fellowship: WWII and Human Experience Archives
  History: Latin America and the Caribbean
• BA, History, Portland State University, 1997
  Latin American Studies Certificate, 1997
  Certificate of Archival Management, 1998
  TESL Certificate, 1999
• Mt. Hood Community College, 1993
  History

Languages

• Spanish

Memberships

• SAA, Society of American Archivists
• NWA, Northwest Archivists
• NWDA, Northwest Digital Archives
  Steering Team
  Project Director
  
• PAA, Portland Area Archivists
• ALHHS, Archivists and Librarians in teh History of Health Sciences
• MeMA, Medical Museum Association

Honors

• Phi Theta Kappa
• Phi Alpha Theta