MTAP Staff

Core Staff

  • Kurt Dewhurst, Ph.D., Curator of Folklife and Cultural Heritage, MSU Museum; Professor, Dept. of English, MSU; Co-Coordinator, "Our Daily Work, Our Daily Lives" Program; and Director of Arts and Cultural Initiatives, University Outreach and Engagement
  • Micah Ling, Public Programs Coordinator, MTAP; Researcher, MTAP Folklife Research Collection, MSU Museum
  • Marsha MacDowell, Ph.D., MTAP Director, Director, Michigan Traditional Arts Program, MSU Residential College of Arts and Humanities; Director, The Quilt Index, Michigan Quilt Project, and Michigan Stained Glass Census; Curator of Folk Arts and Quilt Studies, MSU Museum; and Professor, Dept. of Art, Art History, and Design, MSU
  • Lynne Swanson, Collections Manager, Cultural Collections, MSU Museum
  • Erin Vollertsen, PR and Marketing Intern, Michigan Quilt Project

Affiliated MSU Staff

  • John Beck, Ph.D., Co-Coordinator, "Our Daily Work, Our Daily Lives" Program, Labor Education
  • Beth Donaldson, Associate Director, Michigan Stained Glass Census and The Quilt Index, MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Barbara Kreuger, Independent stained glass artist and historian; Co-Director, Michigan Stained Glass Census
  • Andrew Midgley, Budget Officer, MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities

Program Associates

  • Julie Avery, Ph.D., Consultant, Michigan Barn and Farmstead Survey
  • Bob Blackman, Independent music scholar
  • Joanna Bosse, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean, College of Music, MSU
  • Simon Bronner, Ph.D., Dean of the College of General Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Martha Brownscombe, Textile Specialist Emerita, MSU
  • Vincent Delgado, Director, Program on Sustainability in Costa Rica, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, MSU
  • Frank Ettawageshik, Michigan Heritage Awardee; Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan; Chairman, United League of Indigenous Nations Governing Board; Co-chair, National Congress of American Indians Federal Recognition Task Force
  • Ruth Fitzgerald, Independent scholar
  • Theadra Fleming, Great Lakes African American Quilters' Network
  • Nic Gareiss, Dancer and dance researcher
  • Marie Gile, Textile Specialist Emerita, MSU
  • Julie Hartley, Assistant Commissioner for Outreach and Access, Utah System of Higher Education
  • Heather Howard, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Anthropology, MSU
  • Jason Baird Jackson, Ph.D., Ruth N. Halls Professor of Folklore and Anthropology, Indiana University
  • Isaac Kalumbu, Ph.D., Adjunct Curator, MSUM; Assistant Director for Outreach, African Studies Center, MSU
  • Candace Keller, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Art, Art History, and Design, MSU
  • LuAnne Kozma, Past Coordinator, FOLKPATTERNS
  • Yvonne Lockwood, Ph.D., Curator of Folklife Emerita
  • Pumeza Mandela, Education Coordinator, Nelson Mandela Museum, Mthatha
  • Veena Mandrekar, Ph.D., Heritage of India Committee
  • Carolyn Mazloomi, Ph.D., Founding Director, Women of Color Quilters Network
  • Molly McBride, Independent folklife scholar, past fieldwork coordinator, MTAP
  • David McCarthy, Ph.D., Faculty, RCAH, MSU; Director, MSU Arts Living-Learning Community
  • Bongani Mgijima, Director, Stellenbosch University Museum
  • Diana N'Diaye, Ph.D., Curator and Cultural Specialist, Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
  • Chris Scales, Ph.D., Professor, College of Music, MSU
  • Amanda Sikarskie, Ph.D., Lecturer, Department of Fine and Performing Arts, University of Michigan-Flint
  • Deborah Smith-Pollard, Ph.D., Professor, English Literature and Humanities; Chair, Dept. of Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts, University of Michigan-Dearborn
  • Dean Rehberger, Ph.D., Director, MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Alicia Sheill, Assistant Director, MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Laura Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Art, Art History, and Design, MSU
  • Noel Solani, Ph.D., Researcher, Ditsong Cultural History Museum, Pretoria
  • Laurie K. Sommers, Ph.D., Independent folklore scholar, past folklife specialist staff member, MTAP
  • Steve Stier, Michigan Heritage Awardee, Michigan Barn Preservation Network
  • Lydia Tang, Specialist Collections Archivist, MSU Library
  • Bonke Tyhulu, Director, Nelson Mandela Museum
  • Ethan Watrall, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Anthropology, MSU
  • Kate Wells, Ph.D., Professor emeritus, Durban University of Technology
  • Vera Wiltse, Michigan Barn Preservation Network
  • Chris Worland, Instructor, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, MSU
  • Lijun Zhang, Assistant Professor, George Mason University

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