Dr. Ricky Punzalan

Biography

Ricky Punzalan is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan's School of Information and the Director of the Museum Studies Program. He holds a Ph.D. in Information and has graduate certificates in Science, Technology, Society (STS) and Museum Studies from the University of Michigan. He earned his Bachelor of Library Science and Master of Library and Information Science with a concentration in archives and museum studies from the University of the Philippines Diliman. Punzalan has taught at the University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies from 2000 to 2006 and at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies from 2013 to 2019. His work involves a range of archival projects in the Philippines, including the establishment of archives for a leprosarium and curating a museum exhibit for its centennial. He served on the Council of the Society of American Archivists from 2018 to 2021 and currently sits on the steering committee for the Museum Studies Program at UM. His research interests include advancing academic research through the legacy of archives, focusing on the challenges faced by underserved Indigenous communities, and fostering community-based participatory research. Currently, he co-directs ReConnect/ReCollect, a project aimed at developing reparative practices for the University’s Philippine collections acquired during the U.S. colonial period.

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