Mary Kate Stringer mkatestringer@gmail.

com ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION Middle Tennessee State University - Murfreesboro, Tennessee 2010 - present School of Graduate Studies: Doctor of Philosophy in Public History Candidate Major Field: Museums and Museum Management. Minor Interdisciplinary Fields: Educational Management, and Ancient and Classical Global history Relevant Coursework Seminar in Ancient Global History Foundations of Education Operations Management/ Principles of MGMT Selected Studies - Classical History Selected Studies- Native American Seminar in American Material Cultures Essentials of Museum Management Advanced Projects in Public History Cultural Geography Abroad Advanced Projects in Public History Disaster Planning and Historic Home Care Seminar in Administration of Historical Organizations Overview of Special Education Seminar in Public Programming for Historical Organizations and Archives Collections Management Introduction to Public History Seminar Public History Colloquium - Pedagogy

Activities PhD Representative to the Public History Committee for AGSH (Fall 2011-Spring 2012) Student Government Association Graduate Senator (Fall 2011 Present) Association of Graduate Students in History (August 2010 Present) Phi Alpha Theta (August 2008 Present) Graduate Research Assistant (January 2011 July 2011) Graduate Assistant (August 2010 December 2010) Graduate Student Association (Spring 2011 Present) Research and Projects Letters to the Dead in Ancient Egypt (Fall 2010) Public History of Stones River National Battlefield Teachers and Education (Fall 2010) Ancient History and Public History: Complications and Acceptance (Fall 2010) Fisk University and Freedman Education: Digital Exhibit (Fall 2010) Removal of Southern Indian Groups Exhibit (Spring 2011) The Ancient Mediterranean Educational Resources Packet (Spring 2011) Historic Murfreesboro Driving Tour Pamphlet (Spring 2011) Cultural landscape, heritage in Toronto, Ontario Walking Tour (Summer 2011) Disaster Planning for Sam Davis Home (Summer 2011)

University Of Memphis - Memphis, Tennessee School of Graduate Studies: Master of Arts Degree in Ancient History Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies Relevant Coursework Ancient Historiography Predynastic Egypt Greek History The Roman World Research Seminar (Social History) Studies in Ancient History (Social History) Women in U.S. History Activities Graduate Assistant (08 10) Egyptology Graduate Student Association Graduate History Association (08 10) Graduate Student Association (08 10) Phi Alpha Theta (08 10)

2008 - 2010

Museum Internship (Pink Palace) Museums and Communities Museum Exhibitions Museum Internship (C.H. Nash Museum) Museum Practices Colloquium for Graduate Assistants

Research and Projects Akhenaten and Medical Diagnoses Historiography of Egypt Ancient Egyptian Literature Color Symbolism in Funerary Art of Egypt Prostitution and Victorian Reforms 2004 - 2008

Middle Tennessee State University - Murfreesboro, Tennessee College of Liberal Arts: Traditional History with minor in Geography Bachelor of Arts Degree, Cum Laude Relevant Upper-Division Coursework Cultural & Intellectual History of Europe Russia to 20th Century Classical History Civil War and Reconstruction Reformation Europe Religious Studies Jesus of Nazareth Public History Internship (Sam Davis Home) Senior Independent Research (Public History) Honors and Activities Graduated Cum Laude Mortar Board Member and Executive Hampton Society History Club History Club Recruitment Manager

Latin (Elementary I and II, Intermediate I and II) The Historians Craft Geography of Latin America Resource Management and Conservation Economic Geography Cultural Geography Geography of Asia Historical Geography

Social Sorority Historian Sorority Executive Council Programming Council Peer Tutor

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee PhD Resident Course Instructor, January 2012 Present Creating a syllabus and course schedule independently for Explorations in Public History Overseeing 25 student projects related to public history Providing questions and facilitating discussions for diverse students for 3 credit hours weekly Developing assignments, papers, and other evaluative measures for students Coordinating weekly field trips and/or guest speakers related to weekly topics Taking full responsibility for the design and conduct of classes Participating in pedagogical colloquium and discussions Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee PhD Resident Course Instructor, August 2011 December 2011 Creating a syllabus and course schedule independently for a section of World Civilizations I Implementing creative and thoughtful assignments to promote critical thinking among undergraduate students Delivering lectures to a class of diverse students for three credit hours weekly Developing assignments, tests, and other evaluative measures for students Taking full responsibility for the design and conduct of classes Participating in pedagogical colloquium and discussions Sam Davis Home and Museum Smyrna, Tennessee Interim Education Coordinator, March 2011 July 2011 Scheduling, presenting and developing educational programming Coordinating volunteers and demonstrators for large events Managing Days on the Farm, a plantation-wide event involving live animals, volunteers, demonstrators attended by thousands of students and groups in the early spring Coordinating four summer camps for elementary and middle school age groups Working with teachers and educators in the community Taking part in all aspect that are involved in running a small historic-house museum, such as gift shop, event planning, coordination Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Graduate Research Assistant, January 2011 July 2011 Assistant to the Chair of the History Department and Director of Public History Program Planned and organized Public History open-house, February 2011 Organized, planned, compiled and wrote Public History Program Newsletter, Spring 2011 Planned new student orientation with Graduate Studies Director for Fall 2011 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Graduate Assistant, August 2010 December 2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant for HIST 2010: United States to 1870 Supervising students during lectures and class times Graded all assignments including film notes, in class essay-writing assignments, exams Consulted with and assisted students with assignments and problems

Biblical History Museum Collierville, Tennessee Education Coordinator, March 2010 - July 2010 Independently developed and presented hands-on programming regarding Ancient Egyptian life for extracurricular Saturday educational opportunities. Developed and presented Monday programs about Ancient Greeks and Romans with lessons and crafts for elementary age students Presented to elementary age 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 C.H. Nash Archaeological Museum Memphis, Tennessee Intern and Graduate Assistant, June 2009 August 2010 Developed curriculum-based programs to use prehistoric and historic artifacts Assisted with school groups and educational programming development Cataloged and facilitated the return of provenance items to repositories Served as a member of the Museum Assessment Program research team Developed a comprehensive press list for marketing events and information Created a completely revised Teacher/Group Manual with curriculum-based pre and postactivities, 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 daily operations at the museum National Civil Rights Museum Memphis, Tennessee Collections Department Intern and Volunteer, September 2009 December 2009 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 Pink Palace Museum Memphis, Tennessee Social Studies Instructor, June 2008 April 2010 Developed and presented various curriculum-based history and science programs in labs, classrooms, and the mansion theatre to students, preschool high school age. Developed and presented curriculum-based interpretive programming in the changing and permanent exhibit galleries while utilizing artifacts 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 Suitcase Exhibits Created new curriculum-based educational materials and ordered new items related to women and African Americans for Civil War suitcase exhibit Utilized curriculum standards from TN, AR, MS, and Catholic Diocese, grades K-12 Communicated with teachers to develop meaningful programming Assisted with customer service and special events, administrative and clerical tasks

Sam Davis Home Smyrna, Tennessee Tour Guide and Intern, August 2007 April 2008 Guided guests through the main house and the grounds of the historic plantation Provided interpretation and helped present educational programming Assisted with special events for groups of up to 700 such as Days on the Farm Clerical and administrative assistance Developed curriculum-based programming related to children in the Civil War Worked in gift shop and traditional museum Assisted Educational Coordinator and Event Coordinator with various programs and events AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Bart McCash Memorial Scholarship for Superior Graduate Studies, Fall 2011 Middle Tennessee State University Study Abroad Scholarship, Summer 2011 Educational Leadership Scholarship: Roane County Educators Elizabeth and Clement Womack Scholarship PRESENTATIONS Educational Programming and the Mediterranean World, Spring 2011 Public History and Popular Culture Use and Abuse Session Chair, Popular Culture in the South Conference, New Oreans, LA, October 2011 What Can Lady Gaga Teach Us About the French Revolution? Social Media and Public History, presented at the Popular Culture in the South Conference, New Oreans, LA, October 2011 TRAINING: Collections Care and Management June 2009: sponsored by Tennessee State Archives and Libraries. Museum Exhibits Spring, 2010: Participated in all aspects of exhibit preparation and installation. Disaster Planning Spring 2011 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Word Excel Works - PowerPoint Photoshop - Adobe PageMaker Past Perfect iMovie -Flipcam HandyCam Digital photography Omeka online exhibit software Excel in language arts, editing, writing, research, public speaking and public interactions. D-Plan disaster planning software

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Phi Alpha Theta (August 2008 Present) Tennessee Association of Museums (March 2011 Present) American Association of Museums (March 2010 Present) National Council of Public History (March 2010 Present) Southeastern Museums Conference (April 2010 Present) Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (August 2010 Present) Inter-Museum Council of Nashville (August 2011 Present) PUBLICATIONS Museum Education Monitor, August 2010 edition: Musings on Chucalissa. Public History Program Newsletter, Spring 2011 PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE AND BLOG http://katiestringer.wordpress.com