Current Folk Studies Faculty

Michael Ann Williams, Department Head

237 Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center 270-745-5898

 

Erika Brady, Professor

268 Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center 270-745-5902

 

Timothy Evans, Associate Professor

245 Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center 270-745-5897

 

Ann Ferrell, Assistant Professor

272 Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center 270-745-5896

 

Johnston Njoku, Associate Professor

278 Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center 270-745-5907

 

Barry Kaufkins, Instructor

Glasgow campus 270-745-5910

 

Part-time faculty

Christopher Antonsen (web classes)

Theresa Osborne (web classes)

Alice Shaughnessy-Begay

 

 

 

Retired Faculty

Camilla Collins

Larry Danielson

Lynwood Montell

 

New Additions

Brent Björkman

Brent at an AFS WKU alumni dinner in 2010 with his wife, our own Dr. Ann Ferrell.  Brent joined us as Public Folklorist/Research Assistant Professor April 2012. He is the Director of the Kentucky Folklife Program as well. 

Amy Lundell

Amy Lundell joined WKU Folk Studies May 2012. She works as an archivist at Mammoth Cave National Park, where she processes and catalogues archival resources. Amy will teach FLK 578 Archive Procedures Spring 2013. She also oversees archive internships for WKU students at MCNP.