Jennifer Yamashiro received her BA in Art History and English literature from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. She spent her junior year at Manchester College, Oxford University and attended summer school at Gonville and Caius, Cambridge University in England. Yamshiro received an MA in English, then decided to pursue graduate studies in Art History receiving a second MA and a PhD from Indiana University. She served as Director of Honors at the Regionals for nine years. She is currently Teaching Professor in the Department of Humanities and Creative Arts, Director, a certified Gallup Clifton Strengths Coach, and the recipient of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion certificate. Yamashiro teaches the Western art history surveys, American art, the history of photography, portraiture, material culture, and honors seminars. Her teaching is informed by her passion for curating, leadership, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Kinsey Institute has a stunning collection of more than 185,000 items that unite art and science. While conducting oral histories to study human sexuality, Alfred Kinsey and his team amassed supplementary sexually explicit material, including photographs, films, art, artifacts, and less conventional items. Kinsey spent years embroiled in a federal obscenity case to retain his academic freedom to acquire relevant materials. This overview of the Institute’s collection highlights visual works and introduces the scientists’ use of imagery for their pioneering research. Adam Matthew’s digital resource provides broader access to this unique archive for scholars for the first time.
