Mary Kate Stringer

Curriculum Vitae http://katiestringer.wordpress.com EDUCATION Ph.D Public History, Middle ennessee !tate "ni#ersity, $%&' (ields: Museum !tudies, )ncient and Classical History, *ducational Management, +usiness Management Dissertation: ,*nriching the Public History Dialogue: *--ecti#e Museum *ducation Programs -or )udiences with !pecial .eeds/ Committee Chair: Dr. Carroll Van 0est M) )ncient History, "ni#ersity o- Memphis, $%&% (ields: *gyptology, Classical History

Certi-icate 1nterdisciplinary Museum 2raduate !tudies, "ni#ersity oMemphis, $%&% (ields: Museum Management, *3hibits, Museum *ducation +) History, cum laude, Middle ennessee !tate "ni#ersity, $%%4 (ields: "! History, 2eography

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: UNIVERSITY TEACHING In tr!"t#r #$ Re"#r%, History Department, Middle ennessee !tate "ni#ersity $%&&5$%&$ !uper#isors: Dr. 6obert Hunt, Dr. Dawn McCormack, Dr. +ren Martin Courses: H1! '&&%, *3plorations in Public History H1! &&&%, 0orld Ci#ili7ation 1 Tea"&ing A i tant' History Department, Middle ennessee !tate "ni#ersity $%&% 1nstructor o- 6ecord: Dr. !usan Myers5!hirk Course: H1! $%&%, History o- the "nited !tates to &48% PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: PU(LIC HISTORY AND MUSUEMS In%e)en%ent C#n !*ting $%&' Contracted work -or the Clay County History Museum, Celina, ennessee Consultant -or Humanities ennessee to #isit and per-orm a museum assessment -or the Clay County History Museum in Celina, ennessee.

E+e"!ti,e Dire"t#r +lount Mansion Memorial )ssociation, 9no3#ille, . $%&' 6esponsible -or daily operations management, collections care, historic preser#ation, board relations, public relations. Dire"t#r #$ C#**e"ti#n ' Inter)retati#n' an% De,e*#)-ent !am Da#is Home and Museum, !myrna, . $%&' 6esponsible -or all collections care and management -or the museum and the historic home, grant writing and administration, educational programming and e#ents, temporary e3hibition planning, interpretation o- historic site, non5pro-it organi7ational management, daily operations management. !ecured and administered one -ederal grant and se#eral state and regional awards. .#r/ &#) C##r%inat#r' ,Disability and :our Cultural ;rgani7ation/ $%&$ De#eloped workshop schedule and contacted and secured all guest speakers. Coordinated tra#el plans, budgeting, coordinated catering, -acility reser#ation, and ad#ertising, participated in grant writing. A i tant C#!n e*#r, 0illiamson County Parks and 6ecreation, (ranklin, . $%&$ !uper#isor: raci Hamby 0ork at the speciali7ed therapeutic day camp -or children, adolescents, and young adults with physical and/or de#elopmental disabilities. 0orked in a classroom with a small group o- students with a wide range o- special needs. )cti#ities included: art, music, dance, cra-ts, technology, swimming, social skills, and recreation therapy. A%,an"e% P*a"e-ent Rea%er' *ducational esting !er#ices, !alt <ake City, " $%&$ 0orld History )d#anced Placement test reader -or the document based =uestion. 6ead, e#aluated, and -ollowed rubric -or o#er >%% tests o#er ? days. Gra%!ate Re ear"& A i tant, Public History Department, M !" $%&& !uper#isor: Dr. 6ebecca Conard )ssistant to the Chair o- the History Department and Director o- Public History Program. ;rgani7ed Public History open5house. ;rgani7ed, planned, compiled and wrote Public History Program .ewsletter, !pring

$%&&. Planned graduate student orientation to the uni#ersity and department with 2raduate !tudies Director. Interi- E%!"ati#n C##r%inat#r' !am Da#is Home and Museum $%&& Director: Meredith +aughman !cheduled, presented and de#eloped educational programming. Coordinated #olunteers and demonstrators -or large e#ents, including Days on the (arm, in#ol#ing li#e animals, #olunteers, student, and demonstrators attended by thousands o- students and groups. Coordinated -our summer camps. 0orked with teachers and educators in the community. *3perienced all aspects in#ol#ed in running a small historic5house museum, e#ent planning, budgeting, and planning. E%!"ati#n C##r%inat#r, +iblical History Museum, Collier#ille, . $%&% Director: @acob !hock 1ndependently de#eloped hands5on programming about )ncient *gypt, 2reece, and 6ome. Presented programs to students and their -amilies. Planned, coordinated and implemented a new -our5day )rchaeology day camp. Conducted a -our5day summer archaeology day camp -or Ath5&$th grade students Gra%!ate A i tant' C.H. .ash )rchaeological Museum, Memphis, . $%%B C $%&% Director: Dr. 6obert Connolly De#eloped curriculum5based programs to use prehistoric and historic arti-acts. )ssisted with educational programming de#elopment. Cataloged and -acilitated the return o- no5pro#enance items to repositories. Member othe Museum )ssessment Program research team. Created a completely re#ised eacher/2roup Manual with curriculum5based pre and post5acti#ities, in-ormation -or teachers and group leaders, and #isit in-ormation. Coordinated, -ilmed and scripted #ideos -or the organi7ationDs website. (ilmed e#ents and edited webcasts using iMo#ie. C#**e"ti#n De)art-ent Intern, .ational Ci#il 6ights Museum, Memphis, . $%%B !uper#isor: !ara Cantrell 0orked with collections through the processes -or accreditation by the )merican )ssociation o- Museums. Cataloged resources throughout the museum and employee resource center. rained on PastPer-ect so-tware. )ssisted sta-- with daily collections department duties. 6esearched items in repository and collections. worked in collections care, attended collections workshop.

S#"ia* St!%ie In tr!"t#r, Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, . $%%4 5 $%&% !uper#isors: )lice *ilers and 9ate Di3on De#eloped and presented #arious curriculum5based history and science programs in labs, classrooms, and the mansion theatre to students, preschool C high school age. *nhanced the museum e3perience by orienting groups and indi#iduals to e3hibits. Directed tra--ic -low and pro#ided interpretation. Managed in#entory, cared -or, maintained, and re#ised materials related to tra#eling !uitcase *3hibits. Created new curriculum5based educational materials related to women and )-rican )mericans -or Ci#il 0ar suitcase e3hibit. "tili7ed curriculum. Communicated with teachers to de#elop meaning-ul programming. )ssisted with customer ser#ice and special e#ents, administrati#e and clerical tasks. Intern' !am Da#is Home, !myrna, . $%%? 5 $%%4 Director: Meredith +aughman 2uided guests through the main house and the grounds o- the historic plantation. Pro#ided interpretation and helped present educational programming. )ssisted with special e#ents. Pro#ided clerical and administrati#e assistance. De#eloped curriculum5based programming related to children in the Ci#il 0ar. 0orked in gi-t shop and museum. )ssisted *ducational Coordinator and *#ent Coordinator PU(LICATIONS (OOKS Forthcoming: !tringer, 9atie. Programming for People with Special Needs: A Guide for Museums and Historic Sites. <anham, MD: 6owman and <ittle-ield )ltaMira Press, $%&A. ARTICLES !tringer, 9atie. , he +lount Mansion: <ooking +ack and Mo#ing (orward./ Ever thing !no"ville# December $%&'. !tringer, 9atie. ,Primary !ources, )rti-acts, and !tudents with !pecial .eeds./ $eaching with Primar Sources, Middle ennessee !tate "ni#ersity E(all $%&'F. !tringer, 9atie. , he <egacy o- the (reakshow in Musuems./ AAS%H Histor News, )merican )ssociation -or !tate and <ocal History E(all $%&'F. !tringer, 9atie. GDisability, the !ideshow, and Modern Museum Practices./ Scientia et Humanitas ', E$%&'F: &>5$4. !tringer, 9atie. ,Musings on Chucalissa./ Museum Education Monitor, E)ugust $%&%F.

ONLINE !tringer, 9atie. ,1nter#iew: How to 2et a Museum @ob./ Archaeolog , Museums, and &utreach# !eptember B, $%&'. Hrcnnolly.wordpress.com/$%&'/%B/%B/inter#iew5how5to5get5a5museum5 Iob/J *ditor, Public History Program .ewsletter, !pring $%&', (all $%&$, !pring $%&&. )#ailable at: H http://www.mtsu.edu/publichistory/.ewsletters.phpJ !tringer, 9atie. ,Li$e A$ter t&e C0H0 Na & M! e!- at C&!"a*i a/ 'hucalissa e(Anumpoli, May '%, $%&$. )#ailable at: H&tt):11"&!"a*i a02#r%)re 0"#-J !tringer, 9atie and 6ebecca 9ey Duke. ,Historic Mur-reesboro 0alking our/, !pring $%&&. )#ailable at: H katiestringer.-iles.wordpress.com/$%&$/%$/dri#ingtour.pd- J !tringer, 9atie. ,0alking our o- oronto, ;ntario,/ !ummer $%&&. )#ailable at: H katiestringer.-iles.wordpress.com/$%&$/%&/torontowalkingtour&.pd- J A.ARDS AND FELLO.SHIPS )merican )ssociation -or !tate and <ocal History Con-erence !cholarship $%&' Post5Doctoral (ellowship, M !" $%&' DeansD Distinguished *ssay )ward -or publication in Scientia et Humanitas $%&' 9itty Phillips !eit7 *ndowed !cholarship $%&$ ennessee )ssociation o- Museums Con-erence !cholarship $%&$ +art McCash Memorial !cholarship -or !uperior 2raduate !tudies $%&$, $%&' !tudent 2o#ernment )ssociation !enator )ward $%&$ Dissertation 6esearch 2rant C College o- 2raduate !tudies $%&$ Dissertation 6esearch 2rant C Department o- Public History $%&$ Doctoral 6esident )ward $%&& 5 $%&$ Con-erence !cholarship: College o- 2raduate !tudies $%&& 5 $%&$ Middle ennessee !tate "ni#ersity !tudy )broad !cholarship $%&&

*li7abeth K Clement 0omack !cholarship $%%8 *ducational <eadership !cholarship PRESENTATIONS

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INVITED TALKS AND LECTURES ,+lount Mansion and *ast ennessee History,/ (ort <oudoun, ennessee. @anuary $%&'. ,0orking in Museums and the Public History (ield: How to be 6ele#ant/, "ni#ersity o- ennessee History Club, !pring $%&'. ,*ducational Programming and the Mediterranean 0orld/, Middle ennessee !tate"ni#ersity, !pring $%&&. ,History o- ;ntario, Canada/, -or M !" study abroad students, !ummer $%&&. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS , <C as a !ideshow: he <*)6.1.2 ChannelL/ at the Popular Culture in the !outh Con-erence, !a#annah, 2eorigia, $%&'. ,)ccess -or )ll: Museum *ducation Programs -or !tudents with !pecial .eeds/ at ennessee )ssociation o- Museums Con-erence, (ranklin, ennessee, March $%&'. ,)cting on )ccessibility in a Post5)D) )merica/ !ession Chair, ennessee )ssociation o- Museums Con-erence, (ranklin, ennessee, March $%&'. ,6ookie 6oundtable: Pro-essional De#elopment -or Museum Pro-essionals/ at ennessee )ssociation o- Museums Con-erence, (ranklin, ennessee, March $%&'. 3Disability and Museum History: *3hibiting the ;therG at Chronic Disease and Disability !ection 0estern !ocial !ciences )ssociation Con-erence, Den#er, Colorado, $%&' ,Creating Programs at Museums -or !pecial *ducation Classrooms/ at ennessee Council -or *3ceptional Children !tate Con-erence, .ash#ille, ennessee, $%&$. ,!ensiti#ity and )wareness: !teps to ake -or !uccess-ul Connections/ at ennessee )ssociation o- Museums Con-erence, Memphis, ennessee, $%&$. ,:our Museum: Compliance, )wareness, !ensiti#ity, and ;utreach/ !ession Chair, ennessee )ssociation o- Museums Con-erence, Memphis, ennessee, $%&$. ,0hat Can <ady 2aga each "s )bout the (rench 6e#olutionL !ocial Media and Public History,/ at the Popular Culture in the !outh Con-erence, .ew ;reans, <), $%&&. ,Public History and Popular Culture "se and )buse/ !ession Chair, Popular Culture in the !outh Con-erence, .ew ;reans, <), $%&&. MUSEUM EXHI(ITS AND PRO4ECTS

EXHI(ITS Furniture on the Frontier, +lount Mansion $%&' 0omenDs History Month !pecial *3hibit: 0omen o- the Da#is Plantation $%&' ,!ogo +o: he )nimals 2o (orth/ *3hibit at the "ni#ersity o- Memphis $%&% ,(isk "ni#ersity and (reedman *ducation/, online e3hibit $%&% Ci#il 0ar ra#eling runk eacher 2uide and Materials $%%B 0omen in the Ci#il 0ar, ra#eling runk $%%B PRO4ECTS AND PLANS Consulting: Museum )ssessment -or Clay County History Museum $%&' Disaster Planning -or the !am Da#is Home $%&& eacherDs Manual and Visitor 1n-ormation, C.H. .ash Museum $%&% 6oman )rchaeology !ummer Day5Camp, +iblical History Museum $%&% Mediterranean 2ods and 2oddesses: 6eligions o- *gypt, 2reece, and 6ome $%&% <i-e in )ncient *gypt, +iblical History Museum $%&% he 2reeks and 6omans, +iblical History Museum $%&% Mystery +o3, C.H. .ash Museum $%%B , he !coop ;n Poop/ 2allery 2uides $%%4 <i-e on the ennessee (rontier, Pink Palace Museum $%%4 .ati#e )mericans o- the Mid5!outh, Pink Palace Museum $%%4 Children in the Ci#il 0ar, !am Da#is Home $%%? GRANTS !a#e )mericaDs reasures, .ational Park !er#ice C )dministration $%&' Middle ennessee *lectric Customers Care, 1nc. 2rant C 0rote, )warded $%&'

.ational *ndowment -or the Humanities Climate Control 2rant )dministration $%&' (rist (oundation echnology 2rant C 0rote, )warded $%&'

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE )merican )ssociation -or !tate and <ocal History .ational <eadership Committee 5 Captain -or the !tate o- ennessee $%&' Hope Center Volunteer, 9no3#ille, ennessee $%&' ennessee )chie#es High !chool Mentor $%&' President: 2raduate !tudent )ssociation at M !" $%&$ C $%&' Member: "ni#ersity Committee -or "ni#ersity Planning $%&$ C $%&' 2raduate !tudent 6epresentati#e: "ni#ersity 2raduate Council $%&$ C $%&' 2raduate !tudent 6epresentati#e: !tudent )--airs and ra#el $%&$ 5 $%&' PhD 6epresentati#e: Public History 2raduate Committee $%&& C $%&$ Committee Member: 2!) Pro-essional De#elopment Committee $%&$ C $%&' 2raduate !enator: !tudent 2o#ernment )ssociation $%&& C $%&$ )ssociation o- 2raduate !tudents in History $%&% C $%&$ M !" 2raduate !tudent )ssociation $%&& C $%&$ *gyptology 2raduate !tudent )ssociation $%%4 C $%&% "ni#ersity o- Memphis 2raduate History )ssociation $%%4 5 $%&% "ni#ersity o- Memphis 2raduate !tudent )ssociation $%%4 5 $%&% !ocial !orority and *3ecuti#e Council Member $%%8 5 $%%4 TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SKILLS "ni#ersity o- ennessee .on5Pro-it Management: !trategic Planning )merican )ssociation -or !tate and <ocal History Caring -or Collections )merican )ssociation o- !tate and <ocal History: Historic House Con-erence ennessee )ssociation o- Museums May Day Disaster Preparation

D5Plan Disaster Planning !o-tware PastPer-ect collections management so-tware ;meka online e3hibit so-tware Collections Care and Management, sponsored by ennessee !tate )rchi#es and <ibraries. 0ord C *3cel C 0orks 5 PowerPoint Photoshop 5 )dobe PageMaker iMo#ie 5(lipcam C HandyCam Digital photography 0ordpress PROFESSIONAL MEM(ERSHIPS Phi )lpha heta *ast . Preser#ation )lliance .ational rust -or Historic Preser#ation )merican )ssociation -or !tate and <ocal History ennessee )ssociation o- Museums .ational Council o- Public History !outheastern Museums Con-erence )ssociation o- )cademic Museums and 2alleries 1nter5Museum Council o- .ash#ille 0estern !ocial !ciences )ssociation