
George Mason University
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Academic Background: Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, 2001; M.A. in Folklore, University of North Carolina, 1994.
Research Interests: Immigration, Latino folklore, and community identity.
Appointments: Associate Professor, Department of English, George Mason University; Director, Folklore Studies Program.
Publications: Author of Beyond the Borderlands: Migration and Belonging in the United States and Mexico (University of California Press, 2011).
Additional Contributions: Ethnographic consultant for community development projects.