BIO

Kaylee P. Alexander is a Research Data Librarian at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library, where she was previously the ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow for Digital Matters. Having received her PhD in Art History and Visual Culture from Duke University, Kaylee’s research interests lie at the intersection of death studies, commemorative material culture, and data analytics. She is the author of A Data-Driven Analysis of Cemeteries and Social Reform in Paris, 1804–1924 (Routledge 2024) and co-editor of Libraries, Archives and Collective Grief (Bristol University Press 2026). She additionally serves on the editorial board of the International Journal for Digital Art History.

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Librarian
    Marriott Library1 Jul 2023 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Interim Co-Director
    University of Utah, Digital Matters, Salt Lake City, United States1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
  • ACLS Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of Utah, Digital Matters, Salt Lake City, United States1 Aug 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
  • Instructor of Art History
    Guilford College, Department of Art, Greensboro, United States1 Sep 2021 - 30 Apr 2022

DEGREES

  • PhD, Art History & Visual Culture
    Duke University, Durham, United States
  • MA, Art History & Visual Culture
    Duke University, Durham, United States
  • MA, History of Art & Architecture
    Institute of Fine Arts, NYU, United States
  • BA, Art History
    New York University, New York, United States

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Carpentries Instructor
    The Carpentries
  • Copyediting
    UC San Diego Extended Studies
  • College Teaching
    Duke University, Durham, United States
  • Appraisal Studies for Fine and Decorative Arts
    School of Continuing and Professional Studies, NYU

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Dutch; Flemish
    Can read, speak and understand
  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can understand

FIELDS OF RESEARCH