Karen Clausen-Brown

Karen Clausen-Brown is a skilled Digital Collections Archivist at the Institute for Advanced Study since September 2024, with extensive experience in archival processing, digitization, and metadata creation. Previously, Karen worked as a Manuscript Processing and Digitization Assistant at the Peabody Essex Museum, contributing to the preservation of historical collections and creating digital surrogates. Additional roles include a Digitization Assistant at Harvard Radcliffe Institute, where digital reformatting and collection management were key responsibilities, as well as various positions at Boston College, Congregational Library & Archives, and New England Historic Genealogical Society. Karen also has a strong academic background, having served as Director of the Honors Program and tenured Associate Professor in English at Walla Walla University, along with holding positions at the University of Notre Dame. Educational accomplishments include a Master of Library & Information Science from Simmons University and a PhD in English from the University of Notre Dame.