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Elizabeth Tucker
Distinguished Service Professor
English, General Literature and Rhetoric
Education
- PhD, Indiana University
- MA, State University of New York at Buffalo
- BA, Mount Holyoke College
Research Interests
- children's/adolescents' folklore
- folklore of the supernatural
- digital folklore
Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Children’s Folklore Section, American Folklore Society, October 2019
- Brian McConnell Legend Studies Award for Legend Tripping: A Contemporary
- Legend Casebook, International Society for Contemporary Legend Research, June 2019
- Opie Prize Honor Book for Children's Folklore, A Handbook, 2012
- Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, 2009
- Storytelling World Award, 2007
- Honor Title for Campus Legends
- Dedication of Libby Tucker Academic Center at Dickinson Community, 1999
- Chancellor's and University Award for Excellence in Teaching,1993
- Educational Opportunity Program Faculty-Staff Recognition Award, 1990