Professor of Folklore and English

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Education

• Ph.D. Folklore, Indiana University, 2001
• M.A. Folk Studies, Western Kentucky University, 1987
• B.A. Communication Studies, Pennsylvania State University, 1983

Teaching Specialties

• Folklife Studies
• Ethnography
• Heritage Programs
• Folklore
• Education

Courses Taught

• World Literature to 1660 and World Literature since 1660
• Introduction to Folklore
• Ballad and Folksong
• *Heritage Studies Courses

Research Interests

• A Florida Fiddler: The Life and Times of Richard Seaman, published by University of Alabama Press.
• With staff of Smithsonian Institution: Iowa Folklife: Our People, Communities, and Traditions, Smithsonian Institution.
• With staff from Florida Folklife Program: The Florida Music Train, Florida Department of State; various video documentaries and audio recordings.
• Most Recent Project: With Shihan De Silva Jayasuriya and Mariana Pinto Leitão Pereira, Hansen co-edited Sustaining Support for Intangible Cultural Heritage

Honors/Awards

• Gerald E. and Corinne L. Parsons Fund Award 2009, Fellowship from the American Folklife Center within the Library of Congress.
• Arkansas State University's Board of Trustees' 2009 "Faculty Achievement Award for Service."
• Arkansas State University's Board of Trustees', "Faculty Achievement Award for Scholarship," 2008.
• Arkansas State University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2005.
• (With staff of Florida Folklife Program) Dorothy Howard Prize for excellence in folklife education from the American Folklore Society's "Folklore and Education Section," 2003.
• National Endowment for the Arts grants, 2003-9.

Curriculum Vitae

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