She completed her PhD thesis in 2022 entitled 'Beyond Materiality: Religion and Ritual in Museums and Heritage Sites' at Queen's University Belfast. Her current academic research examines the professional art sector across the island of Ireland and religious ritual behaviour in museums.
At NEMO’s European Museum Conference 2024, Emma McAlister will deliver the workshop "Can we talk about precarious employment? Mitigating risk while sustaining meaningful change for museums, staff and communities" on Monday 11 November.
