Rebecca Duke

Jacksonville, AL 36265 clove614@yahoo.com Online Portfolio: http://rebeccadukephd.wordpress.com/

Education
PhD in Public History, Museum Administration Middle Tennessee State University Master of Art History Jacksonville State University Bachelor of Fine Art Fine Art Minor- Art History Jacksonville State University August 2009 Present Expected Graduation May 2014 Murfreesboro, TN Graduated August 2009 Jacksonville, AL Graduated April 2005 Jacksonville, AL

Skills
Microsoft Office Applications, Adobe Photoshop, PastPerfect, CONTENTdm, Photo/Document Digitization, Omeka website design, Audacity Sound Editing Software, Livetext, Blackboard

Work Experience
Curator Gadsden Museum of Art and History Gadsden, AL August 2013 -Present Manage and coordinate the museum and art program for the City of Gadsden Duties include planning/managing grant writing and fundraising, coordinate programs of display, acquisition, conservation, registration and storage of museum objects, and engage in public relations activities for the museum. Curator of Education and Collections Sam Davis Home and Museum, Smyrna, TN September 2011 December 2012 Coordinated all aspects of educational programming to include field trips, outreaches, and special events Identified and wrote proposals for potential grants for education department and preservation needs Recruited, coordinated, and trained volunteers Created publicity for education events through newspaper articles, social media posts, email blasts and website

Graduate Research Assistant Center for Historic Preservation - Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN August 2011 December 2012 Served as a museum consultant for the Skyline Farms community (a New Deal communal living farm in Northern Alabama) regarding the development of their museum and heritage center developed museum/exhibit design, inventory, collections management, interpretive planning, outreach programming Identified possible grant/funding opportunities for the museum; assisted with grant writing Working with the Teaching with Primary Sources Across Tennessee Program (the educational outreach program of the Library of Congress) to develop curriculum packets and lesson activities that spanned across the curriculum Graduate Teaching Assistant Middle Tennessee State University August 2009 July 2011 Assisted students with research library, archives, electronic databases (university and local research facilities) Graded assignments, tests, and research papers for undergraduate US History survey courses Assisted professor with classes (giving lectures and leading discussion sections, prepping classroom materials) Advised students, answered questions regarding classroom lectures, research topics, reading, and assignments Art Teacher Saks Elementary School, Anniston, AL August 2007 May 2009 Created and taught lesson plans for children in grades k-4 Developed curriculum for the only elementary art program in Calhoun County to include basic elements of art, composition, diverse media, and art history Coordinated first student art show Graduate Assistant Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL January 2008 August 2009 Assisted professors in Early Childhood Education with research topics Compiled research information as requested and prepared professional presentations for national conferences Organized, typed, and filed course related material Used Blackboard, Banner, and Livetext systems to facilitate online classes

Oversaw permanent collection - Updated inventory for museum collections, historic home, and 13 outbuildings Served as museum registrar Developed exhibit concepts, context and design as necessary

Teacher Creative Montessori School, Birmingham, AL August 2005- May 2007 Created and taught monthly lesson plans Member of a classroom team with 3 other teachers Evaluated and assessed student performance, wrote quarterly reports on individual student's progress Recognized by supervisor for extraordinary team working skills Assisted with fundraising efforts including organizing events such as the annual silent auction

Projects
Sowing the Seeds of Change: World War II Homefront in Rutherford County preminlary research team, Fall 2009 Sowing the Seeds of Change: World War II Homefront in Rutherford County Designed eight museum panels for exhibit at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County Spring 2010 Glen Leven Historic Structure Report Member of the exterior house team Spring 2010 Scouting Curriculum Packet for Oaklands Historic House Museum designed programming for girl, cub, and boy scouts. Spring 2011 Inventory and preparation for National Register Nomination, Cemetery Community Historic District Summer 2011 Mock Grant Proposal, Archaeological Programming for the Skyline Farms Community Fall 2012

Presentations
Rookie Roundtable: Tips for Success for New Museum Professionals, Tennessee Association of Museums Annual Meeting, Franklin, TN, March 2013 The Importance of Local History Museums, Alabama Museums Association Annual Meeting, Montgomery, AL, February 2013 Connecting National History to Local History using Community Museums, Dr. JC Francis Medical and Apothecary Museum, Jacksonville, AL, May 2012 Collections Management for the Skyline Farms Heritage Center. Skyline Farms Heritage Association, Skyline Farms, AL, January 2012 History in Unexpected Places: Engaging Children Outside of the Classroom. Pop and American Culture Conference, New Orleans, LA, October, 2011. History in Unexpected Places: Engaging Children Outside of the Classroom. Center for Historic Preservation, Murfreesboro, TN, October 2011.

Connecting Educational Communities: Museums and Formal Learning. National Council for Public History Annual Meeting, Pensacola, FL, April, 2011.

Publications
Skyline Farms: The New Deal in the Heart of Dixie, a Great Depression/New Deal unit for Teaching with Primary Sources Across Tennessee, a Library of Congress educational outreach program, April 2013 Contributor to the Teaching with Primary Sources Across Tennessee Newsletter September, October, November 2011 The Dr. J.C. Francis Medical and Apothecary Museum: A Concise History and Collection Management Policy, Masters Thesis, August 2009 Co-Editor World Organization for Early Childhood Education, North America Division (OMEP USNC) Spring 2009 and Summer 2009 Newsletter

Awards and Scholarships

Art Educator Participation Scholarship for Making Value Visible Plus Workshop Alabama Alliance for Art Education June 2013 Bart McCash Memorial Scholarship MTSU History Department 2013-2014 Academic Year MTSU Graduate Research Grant 2010 - 2013 PhD Departmental Assistantship MTSU History Department 2009 - 2012

Professional Organizations
Alabama Museums Association Alabama Historical Association Visual Arts Society JSU Foundation Tennessee Association of Museums Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society Association of Graduate Students in History (AGSH) at Middle Tennessee State University President 2011-2012 National Council for Public History