Arts Administration
Department of Arts Administration
Dr. Yuha Jung is a professor of Arts Administration at the University of Kentucky. Her research spans systems theory, cultural diversity, historic preservation, and legal issues in arts and culture, with a particular focus on museum studies and arts management. She is the recipient of an NEH Research and Development grant for her project titled "Whose History Are We Preserving?" Dr. Jung has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, co-edited Systems Thinking in Museums: Theory and Practice, and authored the monograph Transforming Museum Management: Evidence-Based Change through Open Systems Theory (2022). She also edited the Oxford Handbook of Arts and Cultural Management (2024). In addition to her academic work, she is a lawyer, which brings a unique legal perspective to her interdisciplinary research.