AUTHOR: Michelle Stefano

Michelle L. Stefano is a folklife specialist in research and programs at the American Folklife Center. Before joining the Center in October 2016, she worked for the folklife program of Maryland, Maryland Traditions, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She earned her doctorate in cultural and heritage studies at Newcastle University (United Kingdom) in 2010 and her master's in international museum studies from Gothenburg University (Sweden) in 2004.

Most Recent Posts

• First Community Collections Grant Project Goes Online! Traditional Weaving in Micronesia August 16th, 2024
• AFC’s Community Collections Grantee Spotlight: Ashley Minner Jones on Beyond Baltimore Street: Living Lumbee Legacies July 8th, 2024
• AFC Community Collections Grantee Spotlight: Documenting Goombay and Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove, Miami May 10th, 2024
• Celebrating California Gold: AFC’s New Story Map on the Northern California Folk Music from the 1930s Collection April 15th, 2024
• Congratulations to the 2024 Community Collections Grants Recipients! March 22nd, 2024
• Catching up with Community Collections Grant Recipients: If Tenth Street Could Talk with Tameshia Rudd-Ridge and Jourdan Brunson December 20th, 2023
• AFC’s Community-driven Archives Discussion Part 2: Zooming in on Approaches and Impacts December 1st, 2023
• Now Available: the AFC’s Community-driven Archives Discussion Event (Part 1) November 29th, 2023
• Catching up with Community Collections Grant Recipients: Celebrating CHamoru Nobenas with Lola Quan Bautista November 22nd, 2023