Kathryn Sabella

Kathryn Sabella is an experienced professional in the fields of anthropology and museum studies, currently serving as the Director of Collections Programs at the American Museum of Natural History since November 2017. Notable roles include Senior Repatriation Specialist and Repatriation/North American Ethnology Researcher, contributing to curatorial research and the renovation of the Northwest Coast Hall. Prior to this, Kathryn held positions at the Smithsonian Institution as a Bioarchaeology Research Contractor and Press Officer/Science Writer, as well as curating exhibitions at the Nan A. Rothschild Research Center. Additional experience includes archaeological work and consultancy for the Department of Defense, along with a Master's Degree in Museum Anthropology from Columbia University and a BA in Anthropology and Environmental Science from the University of Notre Dame.