AUTHOR: Michelle Stefano

Michelle L. Stefano is a folklife specialist in research and programs at the American Folklife Center. Before joining the AFC in October 2016, she worked for the folklife program of Maryland, Maryland Traditions, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). 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

• Community Collections Grants: Community on the Line Culminating Celebration March 29th, 2023
• 2023 Community Collections Grant Recipient: Remembering Black Dallas March 1st, 2023
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• Community Collections Grants Recipients: Cultural Legacies of Houston’s Chicano Music Scene February 1st, 2023
• Meet the 2023 Community Collections Grant Recipients January 20th, 2023
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• Community Collection Grants Recipients: Sabaidee Pi Mai: Documenting Lao New Year in Iberia Parish, Louisiana October 26th, 2022
• Community Collections Grants Recipients: Foodways in Chicago with Jorge Félix September 22nd, 2022