Timothy Lloyd is Senior Advisor for Partnerships of the American Folklore Society and was the society's executive director from 2001 to 2018. He is author, with Patrick Mullen, of Lake Erie Fishermen: Work, Tradition, and Identity.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Researching and Teaching

Doing Fieldwork, by Tom Mould

Integrating Fieldwork and Library Research, by Elissa R. Henken

Collaborating Across Disciplines, by Sheila Bock

Practicing Internationalism, by Dorothy Noyes

Connecting Folklore Studies to Digital Humanities, by John Laudun

Using Big Data in Folklore Scholarship, by Timothy R. Tangherlini

Understanding the Information Technology World Ethnographically, by Meghan McGrath

Doing Public Humanities, by Danille Christensen

Serving a Campus as an International Scholar, by Ziying You

Working as an Independent Scholar, by Luisa Del Giudice

Teaching at a Community College, by David J. Puglia

Teaching Undergraduate Students, by David Todd Lawrence

Teaching Graduate Students, by Ray Cashman

Teaching in an Interdisciplinary Department, by Tom DuBois

Teaching Medical Professionals, by Bonnie Blair O'Connor

Teaching Writing, by Martha C. Sims

Integrating Vernacular and Mainstream Science in Teaching, by Sandra Bartlett Atwood

2. Leading and Managing

Leading at a University, by Patricia A. Turner

Chairing a Department, by Debra Lattanzi Shutika

Directing an Academic Program, by Michael Ann Williams

Managing an Academic Program, by Cassie Rosita Patterson

Building an Online School, by Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman

Performing Diplomacy, by Valdimar Hafstein

Leading a Federal Government Agency, by Bill Ivey

Directing a Federal Government Office, by Elizabeth Peterson

Leading in a Consulting Firm, by Malachi O'Connor

Directing Communications Strategy, by Katy Clune

Directing a Learned Society, by Jessica A. Turner

Directing a Museum, by Jason Baird Jackson

Directing a Non-Profit Organization, by Ellen McHale

Directing a Recording Label, by Daniel Sheehy

Coordinating Research Projects, by Diana Baird N'Diaye

Managing Regional Arts Programs, by Teresa Hollingsworth

Managing a State Government Program, by Steven Hatcher

3. Communicating and Curating

Archiving for Preservation, Access, and Understanding, by Terri M. Jordan

Building and Providing Access to Library Collections, by Moira Marsh

Curating in a Changing Museum World, by Carrie Hertz

Producing Audio Ethnography, by Rachel Hopkin

Translating Language, Place, and Performance, by Levi S. Gibbs

Critiquing Internet Culture, by Andrea Kitta

Communicating and Educating Online, by Jeana Jorgensen

Creating Educational Content, by Jon Kay

Designing Visual Communications, by Meredith A. E. McGriff

Presenting Ethnography Graphically, by Andy Kolovos

Portraying and Preserving Culture through Documentation, by Tom Rankin

Becoming a Journalist, by Russell Frank

Editing a Scholarly Journal, by Ann K. Ferrell

Publishing Scholarly Books, by Amber Rose Cederström

Producing Festivals, by Maribel Alvarez

Leading Cultural Tours, by Joan L. Saverino

Performing Music and Theater, by Kay Turner

Performing Stand-Up Comedy, by Ian Brodie

Practicing the Act of Writing, by Michael Dylan Foster

Using Folklore in Fiction and Poetry, by Norma Elia Cantú

Writing Textbooks, by Lynne S. McNeill

Writing for Education and Advocacy, by Stephen Winick

4. Advocating and Partnering

Advocating for Community, by Howard L. Sacks

Advocating for Communities and Their Environments, by Mary Hufford

Using Ethnography for Community Advocacy, by Miguel Gandert

Community Organizing, by Jacqueline L. McGrath

Connecting University and Community, by Katherine Borland

Exploring Home, by Langston Collin Wilkins

Advocating for Labor, by James P. Leary

Advocating for People with Disabilities, by Amy Shuman

Advocating for Poetry, by Steve Zeitlin

Advocating for a Region, by Thomas A. McKean

Advocating through Consultancy, by Susan Eleuterio

Creating Public Policy, by Diane E. Goldstein

Analyzing Public Policy, by Leah Lowthorp

Becoming a Politician, by Jodi McDavid

Assisting Social Services Clients, by Nelda Ault-Dyslin

Collaborating with K-12 Teachers, by Ruth Olson

Partnering with K-12 Education, by Lisa Rathje

Expanding Definitions of Regional Cultural Heritage, by Nicole Musgrave

Mentoring, by Wanda G. Addison

Preserving Historic Buildings and Environments, by Laurie Kay Sommers

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