Jacqueline P. Hudson, PhD
Doctorate in American Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH with a graduate degree in public history and a museum professional who has diverse skills in various avenues in the field.
Jacqueline P. Hudson holds a PhD from the American Culture Studies program as well as a graduate certificate in public history from Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Bowling Green, Ohio. She is currently a graduate assistant at the Browne Pop Culture Library at BGSU.
From 2017 - 2020, she was part of the Multicultural Initiatives for Graduate Student Success team that champions diversity and inclusion and assists graduate students from the start to the finish of their academic career at BGSU with all aspects of their college life.
She is a member of American Alliance of Museums, Ohio Museums Association, American Association of State and Local History, Association of African American Museums, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, and the National Council of Public History.
Her interests are Black music studies, Black popular culture, Black feminism, and museum studies. While working on her dissertation, entitled I Am Every (Black) Woman: Negotiating Intersectionality in the Music Industry, Jackie continues to work on various avenues of fieldwork in curatorial and historic preservation independently.
Experience
Curator, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, MO, October 2022-March 2023
Exhibition Content Specialist, Northwest African American Museum, Remote, December 31, 2022-January 5, 2023
Researcher and Content Developer, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, July 2022 - October 2022
Exhibitions Content Developer, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 2021-September 2022
Graduate Assistant, Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, August 2020-July 2021
Curatorial and Education Consultant, National Museum of African American Music, Nashville, Tennessee, June-December 2020
Curatorial and Education Intern, National Museum of African American Music, Nashville, Tennessee, June-July 2019
Collections Management Intern, Hancock Historical Museum, Findlay, Ohio, September-December 2018
Graduate Assistant, Multicultural Initiative for Graduate Student Success, Bowling Green State University, Graduate College, Bowling Green Ohio, August 2017-May 2020
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Instructor – Ethnic Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, October 2023-present
Adjunct Instructor – Cultural Anthropology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, August 2023-present
Selected Projects
Historical Researcher, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, September 2023 - January 2024
Historian, Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, Remote, August 2023 - present
Remote Researcher, August Wilson Society, Washington, DC, August 2021-November 2021
Applicant, Ohio Historical Marker - Troutman Sound Labs, Dayton Ohio, 2019-2020: Application approved. Marker installed in August 2020.
Applicant, Ohio Historical Marker - James W. Rankin and L. Helen Rankin, Cincinnati Ohio, 2021-2022: Application approved. Marker installed in 2022.
Applicant, Ohio Historical Marker - Ella P. Stewart, Toledo Ohio, 2023-2024: Application approved. Marker installed in 2024.
Education
Advanced Executive Training Program, Association of African American Museums and Howard University School of Business, May 2022.
Historic Preservation Certificate, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, May 2022
Doctor of Philosophy in American Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, August 2021
Graduate Certificate in Public History, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, May 2019
Master of Arts in Arts, Entertainment and Media Management, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, May 2003
Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, August 1997
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer, Wood County Museum, Bowling Green Ohio, August 2020-June 2021
Publications and Exhibitions
“Chillin Like It’s 1986: Successes, Setbacks, Philosophical Considerations in the Immersive Rec Room Space of Growing Up X.” Co-Author, Exhibition magazine – American Alliance of Museums, Spring 2024.
“Henrietta Wood: The Enslaved Woman Who Sued for (and Won) Reparations.” National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Freedom Center Voices blog, October 7, 2022.
“Discover the Transatlantic Slave Trade to the 13th Amendment.” Digital exhibition story on Google Arts and Culture’s Black History and Cultures hub, February 1-28, 2022.
“Macon Bolling Allen: The First African American Lawyer in the United States.” Exhibit, January 17, 2022 - March 31, 2022.
“Janelle Monae.” DeRoy Lecture: In Conversation with Dan Hassler-Forest. Wayne State Popular Culture virtual conference. Moderator, September 26, 2021.
“Negotiating Black Identity Through Music Artists on Vibe Magazine Covers.” Pictorial Exhibition. Poster Session sponsored by National Council on Public History, September 24, 2021.
“Black Girl Magic: Stories from the Field from African American Women.”, Panelist on virtual webinar at the Association of African American Museums, August 5, 2021.
“Lightning Talk: Bringing Back the Funk to Dayton.” Panelist on virtual webinar at the Dismantle Preservation conference, July 30, 2021.
“Music of Change: Protest, Uplift and Hope.”, Panelist on webinar at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, June 24, 2021.
“June Is Black Music Month. June Is LGBTQ Pride Month. Juneteenth is June 19th.”, June Exhibition at Browne Popular Culture Library-BGSU, June 2021.
“Black Culture Is American Culture.”, Black History Month Exhibition at Browne Popular Culture Library-BGSU, February 2021.
“Discovering Activism and Advocacy in Historic Preservation Through my Grandparents’ Furniture,” National Council on Public History, March 25, 2021. Read here.
“James Baldwin” and “Ella P. Stewart,” Black History Month posts for Wood County Museum Facebook page, February 2021. Read here and here.
“Jazz Music in the 1920s,” blog for digital exhibition, Love Letters: A Jazz Age Romance, Hancock County Historical Museum website, February, 16 2021. Read here.
“Negotiating Black Identity Through Music Artists on Vibe Magazine Covers,” pictorial exhibition in the William T. Jerome Library at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, April-June 2021
“Ohio Historical Marker — Troutman Sound Labs, Funk Music, and the Museum Industry,” interview on Positively Popular Culture podcast, available on Spotify, October 28, 2020
“Deep Inside: A Look at Black Femininity Through Mary J. Blige Vibe Magazine Covers,” Emerging Perspectives in Africana Studies online journal, May 2022.
Conferences and Presentations
“Preservation in Pop Culture.” Preservation League of NYS, Virtual, Co-Presenter, October 19, 2023.
“Black People Did Dope S@*#: New Ways I Found Their Voices and My Advocacy.” National Council on Public History, Virtual, Prerecorded Individual Presenter, October 4-6, 2023.
“Collecting the Sounds: Music Collections as Community History.” Association of African American Museums conference, Co-Presenter, Nashville, TN, July 27, 2023.
“Looking into the Future: An Emerging Professional’s ViewPoint on the Museum’s Relationship with Underrepresented Communities.” Ohio Museums Association conference, Presenter, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 4, 2022.
“Macon Bolling Allen: The First African American Lawyer in the United States.” Virtual (pre-recorded” Gallery Talk with Honorable John Browning, Remington Jackson, and Conway Ekpo, Esq., Moderator, March 16, 2022.
“Black People Did Dope S@*#: New Ways I Found Their Voices, My Activism, and My Advocacy.” Virtual Session. Association for Ethnic Studies, Panelist, November 6th, 2021.
“Connect Present (and Future) BIPOC Women Leaders Through Networking and Mentorship,” 22nd Annual Conference ACE Women’s Network Ohio, virtual, November 6, 2020
“Negotiating Black Identity Through Music Artists on Vibe Magazine Covers,” Ray Browne Conference for Popular Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, March 6, 2020
“Networking in the Museum Industry through a Student’s Lens,” Ohio Local History Alliance Annual Meeting and Conference, Dublin, Ohio, October 4-5, 2019
“Off the Wall: The Music of Michael Jackson,” Record Listening Club, Jerome Library, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, November 14, 2018
“Bruno Mars: 24K Magic,” Teen/Tween Record Listening Club, Wood County Public Library, Bowling Green, Ohio, July 6, 2018
“Mary J. Blige’s My Life: How the Music Shaped Black Women’s Narrative Through Lyrics,” Popular Culture Association National Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March 27 - April 1, 2018
“Nothing Compares 2 U: The Performance of Prince through Cover Songs,” 20th Annual Student Research Conference and Luncheon presented by Bowling Green State University Africana Studies Department, February 23, 2018
Awards
Douglas Evelyn Scholarship for Minority Professionals – American Association for State and Local History, 2021.
National Council on Public History New Professional Travel Award, 2021
Shanklin Colloquium: Paper Presentation Award, First Place, 2021
Kurt E. Hofmeister Outstanding Student Group Award, 2021
Service
Reviewer, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, March 15 and 16, 2023
Working Group Member, Association of African American Museums, Traveling/Shared Exhibitions/Exhibition Collaboratives, April 2022 - present
Chair, Professional Development Committee, Graduate Student Senate, 2020-Present
Graduate Student Member, Diversity and Belonging Council, Bowling Green State University, 2019-Present
Search Committee Member for Office of Multicultural Director, Bowling Green State University, 2018-2019
Affiliations
National Council for Public History, Student Member, 2020-Present
American Studies Association, Student Member, 2020-Present
Society for American Music, Student Member, 2020-Present
Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Member, 2020-Present
What people are saying.
“I had the privilege of working with Jackie at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, OH. Jackie is a dedicated, creative and passionate professional who was an asset to the exhibits department and museum as a whole. During her tenure, Jackie project managed many initiatives such as temporary exhibits and programs while constantly advocating for inclusive stories.”
— Katie Bramell, Director of Museum Experiences, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
“Ms. Hudson has vision and practical skills to succeed. She has expert communication and interpersonal skills, and fosters and maintains strong working relationships, which is paramount in our field. She is also thoughtful, proactive, follow-ups promptly, and is very resourceful – other essential traits.
As you might have already guessed, I think Ms. Hudson has a bright future and has the drive to make meaningful and lasting contributions to our field.”
— Andy Verhoff, Ohio History Fund and Outreach Manager, State Historic Preservation Office, Ohio History Connection
“Jackie is a delight to work with…Her social media posts for the month were well researched. I looked forward to reading them each day.”
—Dana Nemeth, Reference Archivist, Ray Browne Popular Culture Library, Jerome Library, Bowling Green State University
“It has been a pleasure working with Jackie... She has been precise, efficient, and persistent in her work. It’s clear that she takes great pride in the museum and in her contributions. Jackie has demonstrated an exceptional level of dedication and academic acumen.”
— Staci Hou, a digital producer at museum design firm Gallagher & Associates (G&A)
“Jacqueline Hudson’s detailed analysis gave great cultural and historical context to the cover images… As an academic library, we value exhibits that increase pathways of learning and cultural competency.”
— Trinidad Linares, Library Associate, Music Library and Bill Schurk Sound Archives, Jerome Library, Bowling Green State University
Selected Press
BGSU Libraries, “Jacqueline Hudson,” Instagram, Aug. 16, 2021
Sarah Franks, “Troutman Sound Labs gets Ohio Historical Marker,” Journal-News, Oct. 16, 2020
Don Trasher, “What the Troutman Sound Labs Mean to Dayton and Funk Music History,” Dayton Daily News, October 16, 2020
Andrew Addessi, “Beyond a Grade: BGSU Class Project Leaves Lasting Impact,” BGSU News, September 2020
Positively Pop Culture, Podcast, Episode 53: Jackie Hudson: Funk, Roger Troutman, and Troutman Sound Labs, October 28, 2020