Researcher. Coordinator. Geographer.
Mary T. Biggs
Photo credit: York Wilson
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I am passionate about the relationships between people and place. My background in community and youth engagement, Federal and nonprofit sectors, and program development is rooted in environmental knowledge and a deep commitment to critical thought. My dedication to intersectional justice and environmental stewardship informs all I do.
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Current Work
Geography PhD student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: I study the intersection of natural and cultural resource production and management through an anti-racist lens. My PhD research is funded through grants from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Learn more about my academic work here.
The first year of my PhD research is also funded through the Landscape Research Group. Read more about my project here.
Read more about my MA work and ongoing public scholarship: Biggs, M. (29 Dec. 2020). Re-designing historic space: Corrective landscape planning at Stagville State Historic Site. National Council of Public History History@Work. https://ncph.org/history-at-work/re-designing-historic-space-at-stagville-state-historic-site/
The first year of my PhD research is also funded through the Landscape Research Group. Read more about my project here.
Read more about my MA work and ongoing public scholarship: Biggs, M. (29 Dec. 2020). Re-designing historic space: Corrective landscape planning at Stagville State Historic Site. National Council of Public History History@Work. https://ncph.org/history-at-work/re-designing-historic-space-at-stagville-state-historic-site/