Connecting people, collections, and technologies to advance cultural heritage discovery, access, and stewardship

I am a museum studies scholar, public historian, and cultural heritage imaging researcher whose work brings together humanities inquiry, imaging science, and community collaboration. As Director of the Museum Studies Program and Co-Director of the Cultural Heritage Imaging Lab at RIT, I lead interdisciplinary initiatives that help libraries, archives, museums, scholars, and students uncover new knowledge, expand access to cultural heritage, and build sustainable pathways for research and learning. My work spans cultural heritage imaging, museum practice, experiential education, and international partnerships, with a commitment to making both cultural heritage resources and the tools used to study them more accessible to communities around the world.

Research Advancing humanities-centered approaches to cultural heritage imaging, museum studies, and public history.

Labs Leading the Cultural Heritage Imaging Lab and the MUSE Lab (Exhibition & Experiential Learning) at RIT.

Innovation Co-developer of MISHA (Multispectral Imaging System for Historical Artifacts), an accessible imaging platform designed for libraries, archives, museums, and researchers.

Partnerships Building international networks of collaboration across North America, South America, Europe, and North Africa.

Students Centering students in my work as a teacher, mentor, and researcher and fostering their emergence as professionals and scholars.

Funding & Impact Fostering meaningful relationships with partners that extend beyond the confines of grants and deadlines, because meaningful impact requires resources, partnerships, and sustained commitment.

If you would like to learn more, beyond this site, please visit my page on Google Scholar where you will find recent publications. You’ll also find my current activity on LinkedIn. Thanks, again, for visiting.

Best wishes,
Juilee Decker, Ph.D.
jdgsh@rit.edu

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I respectfully acknowledge that my home and primary place of employment are built on land guaranteed to the Onöndowa’ga:’ by the Treaty of Canandaigua, 1794. With this statement, I seek to help create a more accurate picture of the history of the lands and waterways we all call home. I also wish to pay respect to the Indigenous People who have stewarded these natural wonders.