Karissa Muratore
Karissa Muratore
Affiliated Assistant Professor
Biography
Karissa attained an MS from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (2020) as an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Library and Archive Conservation. During her studies she had the privilege of being an intern or fellow at The American Philosophical Society, the Indiana Historical Society, the University of Michigan Libraries, the Library of Congress, and Northwestern University Libraries. Most recently, she helped to define the new Preventive Conservation Librarian role at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, where she updated and executed their environmental monitoring program, developed, and piloted their Collection Care Program, liaised with the many departmental libraries, and treated distinctive collection materials. In addition to her contributions to other publications and presentations, Karissa is the lead author of the paper “Investigating the Effects of Rigid Polysaccharide Gels on Several Paper Sizings.” Karissa is also a founding member of the endowed Vicki Cassman Undergraduate Award in Art Conservation and an active participant in the international Bibliotoxicology Working Group—investigating toxic pigments in book materials.
