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, Ph.D., Associate Director, MTAP; Co-director, Michigan Stained Glass Census; Curator of Michigan Traditional Arts Research Collections, MSU Museum
- Marsha MacDowell, Ph.D., Director, MTAP; Director, The Quilt Index, Michigan Quilt Project, and Michigan Stained Glass Census at MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences; Curator of Folk Arts and Quilt Studies, MSU Museum; and Professor, Dept. of Art, Art History, and Design, MSU
- Lynne Swanson, Cultural Collections Manager, MSU Museum
- Julia Vogt, Intern, Michigan Stained Glass Census
- Erin Vollertsen, Intern, Michigan Quilt Project
Affiliated MSU Staff
- John Beck, Co-Coordinator, "Our Daily Work, Our Daily Lives" Program, Labor Education
- Beth Donaldson, Associate Director, The Quilt Index, MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences
Program Associates
- Julie Avery, Ph.D., Consultant, Michigan Barn and Farmstead Survey
- Bob Blackman, Independent music scholar
- Joanna Bosse, Ph.D., Director, College of Music, Western Michigan University
- 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
- Nic Gareiss, Dancer and dance researcher
- Marie Gile, Textile Specialist Emerita, MSU
- 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., 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, MSU Museum
- 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., Senior Curator emerita, Smithsonian 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 emerita, English Literature and Humanities; Chair, Dept. of Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts, University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Dean Rehberger, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Social Science, MSU
- 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
- 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, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Program Partners/Organizations (current and past)
- ACCESS
- Allen Neighborhood Center
- American Folklife Center/Library of Congress
- American Folklore Society
- Andrew J. Blackbird Museum
- Arab American National Museum
- Arts Midwest
- Association of Michigan Basketmakers
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Casa de Unidad
- City of East Lansing
- Crooked Tree Arts Center
- Durban University of Technology
- Elderly Instruments
- Grand Ledge Historical Society
- Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
- Great Lakes African American Quilters' Network
- The Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts & Cultures (GRASAC)
- Idlewild Historic and Cultural Center
- International Quilt Museum
- Lakeshore Museum Center
- Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians
- Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts and Education
- Michigan Arts and Culture Council
- Michigan Barn Preservation Network
- Michigan Folklore Society
- Michigan Humanities Council
- Michigan Quilt Network
- Michigan Public
- Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame
- Midwest Folklorists and Cultural Workers Alliance
- Museum of International Folk Art
- NAMES Project Foundation
- National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
- National Council for the Traditional Arts
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Nelson Mandela Museum
- Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center
- Smithsonian Institution
- Ten Pound Fiddle
- Wheatland Music Organization
- Women of Color Quilters Network
- Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Lifeways and Culture
Michigan State University Partners/Organizations (current and past)
- African Studies Center
- MSU Arts Living-Learning Community
- MSU Broad
- College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Department of Art, Art History, and Design
- MSU Extension
- Julian Samora Research Institute
- MSU Libraries
- MSU Museum
- Native American Institute
- Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- RCAH Lookout Gallery
- University Outreach and Engagement
- WKAR
