Publications
Articles
"Manipulating Play Frames: The Yo' Momma Joke Cycle on YouTube." Children's Folklore Review, 2012.
Encyclopedia Articles
"Ecarte." In Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society, edited by Rodney P. Carlisle. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2009.
"Euchre." In Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society, edited by Rodney P. Carlisle. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2009.
Book Reviews
The Laughter of the Saints: Parodies of Holiness in Late Medieval and Renaissance Spain, by Ronald D. Giles. Journal of Folklore Research, June 2011.
Being a Pilgrim: Art and Ritual on the Medieval Routes to Santiago, by Kathleen Ashley and Marilyn Deegan. Journal of Folklore Research, May 2011.
Celtic Curses, by Bernard Mees. Journal of Folklore Research, September 2010.
Fairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales: The Medieval Latin Past of Wonderful Lies, by Jan M. Ziolkowski. Journal of Folklore Research, March 2010.
Solomon and Marcolf, edited and translated by Jan M. Ziolkowski. Journal of Folklore Research, December 2009.
Martyrdom, Murder, and Magic: Child Saints and Their Cults in Medieval Europe, by Patricia Healy Wasyliw. Journal of Folklore Research, June 2009.
The Collected Saints' Lives: Abbot John of Cantimpré, Christina the Astonishing, Margaret of Ypres, and Lutgard of Aywieres by Thomas of Cantimpré, edited by Barbara Newman. Journal of Folklore Research, March 2009.
Archaeology of Intangible Heritage, by Francisco Vaz da Silva. Journal of Folklore Research, February 2009.
The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180–1280), by Theodore M. Andersson. Journal of Folklore Research, May 2008.
Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller, by Jack Zipes. Folklore Forum, February 2008.
Conference Papers
"St. Erkenwald and Narratives of the Resurrected Dead." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society. New Orleans, LA, October 24–27, 2012.
"Sacred and Secular Narratives: How Saints and Soldiers Decipher the Devil's Riddles." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society. Nashville, TN, October 13–16, 2010.
"The Bird Miracles of Christina the Astonishing." Paper presented at the 45th International Congress on Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo, MI, May 13–16, 2010.
"The Effect of Belief: A Comparison of ATU 514 in Legends and Folktales." Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Medieval Studies Symposium at Indiana University: The Foreign, the Familiar, and the Fantastic. Bloomington, IN, March 26–27, 2010.
"Manipulating Play Frames: The Yo Momma Joke Cycle on YouTube." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society. Boise, ID, October 21–25, 2009.
"Fertility and Faith in "'The Prioress's Tale.'" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society. Louisville, KY, October 22–26, 2008.
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I am a graduate student in folklore and medieval studies at Indiana University. I work generally with medieval religious folk culture. My current research is on medieval saints' legends and vernacular models of sanctity.
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