​Qualitative Researcher, Partnership Developer, Evaluation Professional
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Working in: ​Higher Education • Museums • Workforce Development
Committed to: Student Success • Client Engagement • Data-Driven Insights

Offerings

Museum Consulting
I bring a uniquely geographic perspective to museum and historic site evaluation, interpretation, and planning. Learn more about my 6+ years of museum consulting.
Curriculum Evaluation + Development
I think holistically about what you want to say and how you can most effectively say it when it comes to workforce development, professional skills, and history. Contact me to learn more about what I can bring to your organization.

Highlighted Projects

Curriculum Evaluation + Design Consultant (Dec. 2023 - March 2024)
Using client interviews and document analysis, I evaluated current curricula and training materials for MobilizeGreen, a national workforce development program that places young professionals in paid internships with land management agencies and environmental organizations. Drawing on my findings, I then laid out a multi-phase project that aligned with time and budget constraints to design a new core curriculum for MobilizeGreen interns, including scope and sequence, lesson plans, instructional units, and other resources. I also produced eight modules with focus on leadership development and professional growth, and supplied templates and resources for future staff members to continue to create content.

Publications + Written Products

My graduate work, funded through the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, the American Association of Geographers, and the Landscape Research Group, examined human dimensions of natural and cultural resources, the social science of public lands, program evaluation, and landscape in the US South. Learn more about my graduate research here.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Biggs, M.T. (2024) "Placing, Bounding, Bordering, Territorializing: NRHP Criteria and Public Memory at North Carolina’s Somerset Place State Historic Site." GeoHumanities, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/2373566X.2024.2398578
  • Biggs, M. T. (2022). Sight lines and curb appeal: Landscape, race, and compromise at three North Carolina state historic sites. Southeastern Geographer, 62 (2), 92-110. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/856165.
Public Scholarship and Blog Posts Reports and Content Narratives
  • Biggs, M.T.  (2023). "Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site Updated Content Narrative." Report and content narrative for North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources Division of Historic Sites.
  • Biggs, M.T. (2022). "Stagville State Historic Site: Visitor Use & Feedback." Report for North Carolina Department of Natural​ & Cultural Resources Division of Historic Sites.
  • Biggs, M.T. (2022). "Vance Birthplace State Historic Site: Visitor Use & Feedback." Report for North Carolina Department of Natural​ & Cultural Resources Division of Historic Sites.
  • Biggs, M.T. (2022). "Somerset Place State Historic Site: Visitor Use & Feedback." Report for North Carolina Department of Natural​ & Cultural Resources Division of Historic Sites.​
  • Biggs, M.T. and Cecelski, V. (2020). "Stagville State Historic Site Landscape Plan." Report for North Carolina Department of Natural​ & Cultural Resources Division of Historic Sites.