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Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
Blakeman Allen
Graduate Adjunct Faculty, Heritage StudiesGraduate Program Coordinator for M.Ed. Self Designed
Director of the Pakistani Institute
Contact phone number: (603) 535-2636
e-mail: ballen@plymouth.edu
Administrative contact: Michelle Lauriat
Administrative contact phone number: (603) 535-2615
Profile
Blake Allen's commitments at the College of Graduate Studies include positions as Coordinator of the Master of Education, Self Designed program; research fellow; advisor; and adjunct faculty. In addition, she has acted as a consultant to the Plymouth State University Administration on preservation and community issues.
Blake Allen also has been appointed as Director of Plymouth State University's Pakistani Institute and as coordinator of Pakistani Projects. Funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the institute focuses on training leaders in Pakistan's educational systems. Besides her 2006 appointment as director, she has been an Institute faculty member since 2004.
Degrees and Education
- M.Ed. in Secondary Education with a Heritage Studies Option, Plymouth State College, 2000
- B.A. in History, Goucher College, 1981
- University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
- Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California
Research Interests
Blake Allen's research focuses on preservation, heritage and interdisciplinary issues. She has done extensive work in the Chesapeake, New England and England. Her work involves applying research to site-based interpretations and to heritage and interdisciplinary education initiatives. As Director of PSU's Pakistani Institute and as an institute faculty member, she also demonstrates how to use community-based primary sources to link local and global issues.
Associations, Boards and Committees
- Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife
- New Hampshire Archives Group
- New Hampshire Preservation Alliance
- New Hampshire Historical Society
- New Hampshire State Supreme Court: New Hampshire Citizens Commission on the State Courts, Commissioner
- Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, Alumni Leader
- The Royal Oak Foundation
- Young Ladies Library Association, Plymouth, New Hampshire, past president, Board of Directors
Recent Academic Distinctions
- Dean's Scholar, Goucher College
Professional Experience
Blake Allen's work at the College of Graduate Studies includes professional development opportunities for educators. The conferences and workshops focus on interdisciplinary and heritage-based applications of the New Hampshire frameworks and national standards in education.
She also acts as a consultant. She has consulted on projects for organizations that include Plymouth State University, the Science Center of New Hampshire, Historic Annapolis, the Historic St. Mary's City Commission, Londontowne Public House, and the Montgomery County Historical Society.
"As an extension of her background in preservation, Allen’s work involves an interdisciplinary approach to education. It focuses on developing models that use the richness of community and site specific resources and can be applied anywhere – from locally to globally." Blakeman Allen.
