Qualitative & quantitative social scientist.
Project manager.
Geographer.
Project manager.
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 social science research, stakeholder and youth engagement, Federal and nonprofit sectors, and program development is rooted in environmental knowledge and a deep commitment to interdisciplinary critical thought. My dedication to intersectional justice and environmental stewardship informs all I do.
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Current Work
Geography PhD candidate | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2018-2023)
I examine human dimensions of natural and cultural resources, the social science of public lands, program evaluation, and relationships between leisure, landscape, and plantation museums doing reparative memory work in the U.S. South. My PhD research is funded through grants from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, the American Association of Geographers, and the Landscape Research Group. Learn more about my social science work here.
Writing & Research Fellow | North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources (2023)
I work with the Gov. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site to update and expand interpretation through original archival research and social science interventions, including focus groups, 1:1 interviews, and program evaluation.
Recent publications:
I examine human dimensions of natural and cultural resources, the social science of public lands, program evaluation, and relationships between leisure, landscape, and plantation museums doing reparative memory work in the U.S. South. My PhD research is funded through grants from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, the American Association of Geographers, and the Landscape Research Group. Learn more about my social science work here.
Writing & Research Fellow | North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources (2023)
I work with the Gov. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site to update and expand interpretation through original archival research and social science interventions, including focus groups, 1:1 interviews, and program evaluation.
Recent publications:
- Biggs, M.T. (2023). Public history and outdoor recreation: A landscape perspective. Landscape EXchange. https://lex.landscaperesearch.org/content/public-history-and-outdoor-recreation-a-landscape-perspective/
- 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.
- Biggs, M. T. (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/