Richard Toon is a research professor at the School for Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) where he directs the museum studies program, co-directs the Center for Archaeology and Society, and directs the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve and the Innovation Gallery. Before coming to SHESC, he was associate director of research at Morrison Institute for Public Policy. Before joining the Morrison Institute, Toon was the education and research director at the Arizona Science Center, responsible for educational programming and services at the museum. Prior to that he was the center’s research scientist, where he developed research on visitor behavior and attitudes, exhibit development, and informal learning. He also consulted to museums and research projects in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Prior to moving to Arizona, he was the principal of a consulting firm to public and social agencies, primarily in New York City, in the areas of child health, juvenile justice, drug treatment programs, community-based family services, and child poverty. Toon also worked as a researcher for the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services and was director of operations analysis and management reporting for New York City Department of Juvenile Justice.
As co-director of the Center for Archaeology and Society my research focuses on using museum exhibitions to link past and present by engaging ancient cultures and contemporary issues, most especially in the areas of cultural identity, indigenous peoples, immigration, the challenges of life in arid climates, and social and economic systems. In addition to exhibits, I maintain active research agendas in devising methods for visitor studies evaluation and providing theoretically informed “readings” of cultural heritage museum practices (such as collecting) and the narratives underlying museum exhibitions.
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 792 | Research |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 592 | Research |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 580 | Practicum |
ASB 584 | Internship |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 574 | Exhibit Design and Development |
ASB 580 | Practicum |
ASB 584 | Internship |
MAS 585 | Capstone Course |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 500 | Research Methods |
HST 573 | Museum Administration |
ASB 573 | Museum Administration |
ASB 579 | Critical Issues/Museum Studies |
ASB 580 | Practicum |
ASB 584 | Internship |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 592 | Research |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 574 | Exhibit Design and Development |
ASB 580 | Practicum |
ASB 584 | Internship |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 591 | Seminar |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 579 | Critical Issues/Museum Studies |
ASB 580 | Practicum |
ASB 584 | Internship |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 591 | Seminar |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ESS 514 | Urban and Environmental Health |
ASB 584 | Internship |
ASB 592 | Research |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 574 | Exhibit Design and Development |
ASB 580 | Practicum |
ASB 584 | Internship |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 191 | First-Year Seminar |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 580 | Practicum |
ASB 584 | Internship |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 591 | Seminar |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 792 | Research |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 584 | Internship |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 799 | Dissertation |