Mary Kate Stringer

Curriculum Vitae

mkatestringer@gmail.com EDUCATION Ph.D Public History, Middle Tennessee State University, 2013 Fields: Museum Studies, Ancient and Classical History, Educational Management, Business Management Dissertation: Serving Under-served Communities in Museums and Historical Organizations: Creating Meaningful Public Programming Committee Chair: Dr. Christopher Brenden Martin Ancient History, University of Memphis, 2010 Fields: Egyptology, Classical History Interdisciplinary Museum Graduate Studies, University of Memphis, 2010 Fields: Museum Management, Exhibits, Museum Education

MA

Certificate BA

History, cum laude, Middle Tennessee State University, 2008 Fields: US History, Geography

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS Tennessee Association of Museums Conference Scholarship Student Government Association Senator Award Bart McCash Memorial Scholarship for Superior Graduate Studies Dissertation Research Grant College of Graduate Studies Dissertation Research Grant Department of Public History Doctoral Resident Middle Tennessee State University Study Abroad Scholarship Bart McCash Memorial Scholarship for Superior Graduate Studies History Research Graduate Assistant, MTSU History Graduate Assistant, MTSU Graduate Assistant, University of Memphis Elizabeth & Clement Womack Scholarship Educational Leadership Scholarship 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 - 2012 2011 2011 2011 2010 2008 2010 2006 2004

ARTICLES AND PROJECTS CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Sensitivity and Awareness: Steps to Take for Successful Connections at Tennessee Association of Museums Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 2012 Your Museum: Compliance, Awareness, Sensitivity, and Outreach Session Chair, Tennessee Association of Museums Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 2012 Public History and Popular Culture Use and Abuse Session Chair, Popular Culture in the South Conference, New Oreans, LA, 2011 What Can Lady Gaga Teach Us About the French Revolution? Social Media and Public History, at the Popular Culture in the South Conference, New Oreans, LA, 2011 INVITED TALKS AND LECTURES Educational Programming and the Mediterranean World, Spring 2011 History of Ontario, Canada, for MTSU study abroad students, Summer 2011 PUBLICATIONS Public History Program Newsletter, Spring 2011. Available at: <http://www.mtsu.edu/publichistory/Public_History_Newsletter_SP_2011_WEB.pdf> Historic Murfreesboro Walking Tour, Spring 2011. Available at: < http://katiestringer.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/drivingtour.pdf > Walking Tour of Toronto, Ontario, Summer 2011. Available at: < http://katiestringer.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/torontowalkingtour1.pdf > Musings on Chucalissa in Museum Education Monitor, August 2010. PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO AND BLOG http://katiestringer.wordpress.com MUSEUM EXHIBITS AND LESSON PLANS Disaster Planning for the Sam Davis Home Sogo Bo: The Animals Go Forth Exhibit at the University of Memphis Fisk University and Freedman Education, online exhibit Mediterranean Gods and Goddesses: Religions of Egypt, Greece, and Rome Teachers Manual and Visitor Information, C.H. Nash Museum Life in Ancient Egypt, Biblical History Museum The Greeks and Romans, Biblical History Museum Roman Archaeology Summer Day-Camp, Biblical History Museum Mystery Box, C.H. Nash Museum The Scoop On Poop Gallery Guides Civil War Traveling Trunk Teacher Guide and Materials Women in the Civil War, Traveling Trunk Life on the Tennessee Frontier, Pink Palace Museum Native Americans of the Mid-South, Pink Palace Museum Children in the Civil War, Sam Davis Home 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE D-Plan Disaster Planning Software PastPerfect collections management software Omeka online exhibit software Collections Care and Management, sponsored by Tennessee State Archives and Libraries. Word Excel Works - PowerPoint Photoshop - Adobe PageMaker iMovie -Flipcam HandyCam Digital photography Wordpress EXPERIENCE UNIVERSITY TEACHING Instructor of Record, History Department, Middle Tennessee State University 2011-2012 Supervisors: Dr. Robert Hunt, Dr. Dawn McCormack, Dr. Bren Martin Courses: HIST 3110, Explorations in Public History HIST 1110, World Civilization I Taught courses independently, developed syllabi, developed assignments, essay questions, and other evaluative measures for students, delivered lectures to a class of diverse students for three credit hours weekly. Teaching Assistant, History Department, Middle Tennessee State University Instructor of Record: Dr. Susan Myers-Shirk Course: HIST 2010, History of the United States to 1860 PUBLIC HISTORY AND MUSUEMS Graduate Research Assistant, Public History Department, MTSU 2011 Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Conard Assistant to the Chair of the History Department and Director of Public History Program. Organized Public History open-house. Organized, planned, compiled and wrote Public History Program Newsletter, Spring 2011. Planned student orientation with Graduate Studies Director for Fall 2011. Interim Education Coordinator, Sam Davis Home and Museum 2011 Director: Anita Teague Scheduled, presented and developed educational programming. Coordinated volunteers and demonstrators for large events, including Days on the Farm, involving live animals, volunteers, demonstrators attended by thousands of students and groups. Coordinated four summer camps. Worked with teachers and educators in the community. Experienced all aspects involved in running a small historichouse museum, such as gift shop, event planning, coordination. 2010

Educator Coordinator, Biblical History Museum, Collierville, TN 2010 Director: Jacob Shock Independently developed hands-on programming regarding Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Presented programs to students and their families. Planned, coordinated and implemented a new four-day Archaeology day camp. Conducted a four-day summer archaeology day camp for 4th-12th grade students Graduate Assistant, C.H. Nash Archaeological Museum, Memphis, TN 2009 2010 Director: Dr. Robert Connolly Developed curriculum-based programs to use prehistoric and historic artifacts. Assisted with educational programming development. Cataloged and facilitated the return of no-provenance items to repositories. Member of the Museum Assessment Program research team. Created a completely revised Teacher/Group Manual with curriculum-based pre and post-activities, information for teachers and group leaders, and visit information. Coordinated, filmed and scripted videos for the organizations website. Filmed events and edited webcasts using iMovie. Assisted with operations at the museum Collections Department Intern, National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN 2009 Supervisor: Sara Cantrell Worked with the collections department through the processes for accreditation by the American Association of Museums. Cataloged resources throughout the museum and employee resource center. Trained on PastPerfect collections software. Assisted full-time staff with daily collections department duties. Researched items in repository. Cleaned exhibits and artifacts; Collections care. Social Studies Instructor, Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN 2008 - 2010 Supervisors: Alice Eilers and Kate Dixon Developed and presented various curriculum-based history and science programs in labs, classrooms, and the mansion theatre to students, preschool high school age. Enhanced the museum experience by orienting groups and individuals to exhibits. Directed traffic flow and provided interpretation. Managed inventory, cared for, maintained, and revised materials related to traveling Suitcase Exhibits. Created new curriculum-based educational materials related to women and African Americans for Civil War suitcase exhibit. Utilized curriculum. Communicated with teachers to develop meaningful programming. Assisted with customer service and special events, administrative and clerical tasks. Intern, Sam Davis Home, Smyrna, TN 2007 - 2008 Director: Anita Teague Guided guests through the main house and the grounds of the historic plantation. Provided interpretation and helped present educational programming. Assisted with special events. Provided clerical and administrative assistance. Developed curriculum-based programming related to children in the Civil War. Worked in gift shop and museum. Assisted Educational Coordinator and Event Coordinator with various programs and events.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE UNIVERSITY President: Graduate Student Association at MTSU PhD Representative to the Public History Graduate Committee Student Government Association Graduate Senator Association of Graduate Students in History Phi Alpha Theta MTSU Graduate Student Association Egyptology Graduate Student Association University of Memphis Graduate History Association University of Memphis Graduate Student Association Hampton Society Social Sorority and Executive Council Member PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Phi Alpha Theta Tennessee Association of Museums American Association of Museums National Council of Public History Southeastern Museums Conference Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Inter-Museum Council of Nashville

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