Research
Practice-Informed, Policy-Relevant, System-Focused
As a scholar-practitioner, my research is grounded in years of entrepreneurial and institutional experience. I focus on developing systemic models that support creative practitioners through education, policy, and technology. Currently, my work is organized around three interrelated inquiries:
Rethinking Arts Entrepreneurship Education
Building Incubators for Cultural Futures
This strand examines how interdisciplinary training programs — situated in universities or community-based contexts — can more effectively support artists and cultural workers in building sustainable, mission-aligned ventures. My work explores curriculum design, program structures, and cross-sector collaboration, with a long-term goal of building a university-based incubator model for creative entrepreneurship.
Data for Creative Industry Mapping
Making the Invisible Visible
Creative entrepreneurs — especially those working at the intersection of art, design, and manufacturing — are often missing from national statistics and policy discourse. This research focuses on how alternative data sources, classification systems (like NAICS and ACPSA), and AI-assisted tools can help reveal structural blind spots and inform more inclusive cultural policy.
Audience Intelligence in Museums
AI Tools for Deep Engagement
Many museums struggle to translate visitor feedback into actionable insight. This line of inquiry focuses on how AI-assisted qualitative tools can support institutional decision-making — especially during moments of transition, fundraising, and community engagement. As an advisor to Satellica Culture, I am actively shaping tools that address these gaps.
Legal Frameworks & Artist Mobility
Understanding the Barriers to Creative Migration
This research explores how immigration policies shape the global mobility of artists, with a focus on U.S. pathways such as the O-1 and EB-1 visas. Drawing on firsthand observation from artist mobility support projects, I investigate how legal frameworks intersect with entrepreneurship, cultural work, and international collaboration. The aim is to surface policy blind spots and contribute to more inclusive definitions of creative excellence and impact.
