Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Kristen Quarles

Digital Collections Specialist / Interim Digital Asset Manager (IDSC)

Kristen concurrently serves as the Office of Photography and Media’s Digital Collections Specialist and the IDSC’s Interim Digital Asset Manager. Through her work on these two teams, she promotes best digital stewardship standards and practices for the museum’s millions of digital media files. Her priorities include asset preservation, accessibility, and rights management.

Department / Division
Education
  • M.A. Museum Studies, George Washington University, 2011 
  • B.A. Anthropology and English, College of William and Mary, 2007