Professor, English Department
Faculty Master, Apartment Communities
Editor, Children's Folklore Review http://www.afsnet.org/sections/children/
Editor, FOAFtale News http://www.folklore.ee/FOAFtale/
(Ph.D., Indiana University, 1977)
tel.: (607) 777-4455
fax.: (607) 777-2408
e-mail: ltucker@binghamton.edu
Areas of Interest
Folklore
Children's Studies
Fantasy
Current Projects
Book on New York folklore (with Ellen McHale)
Research on Internet folklore
Books and Recent Articles
Children's Folklore: A Handbook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.
Haunted Halls: Ghostlore of American College Campuses. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2007
Campus Legends. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
"Ghosts in Mirrors: Reflections of the Self" in Journal of American Folklore
"Spectral Indians, Desecrated Burial Grounds," "Legend Quests," and "Sirens of the Southern Tier" in Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore
"Mean Girls': The Reclassification of Children's and Adolescents' Folklore" in Children's Folklore Review
"Marbles on the Ceiling: Emerging Campus Legends" in Contemporary Legend
"Dream Woman," "Green Silk Scarf," "Searching," "Wondrous Love," and "Cherokee Country" (creative non-fiction) in Paterson Literary Review
"Peace Dance" (poem) in Long Shot
"Extraordinary Sky and Weather Phenomena," "Bewitching," and "Magic Invisibility" in Archetypes and Motifs: A Handbook
"Preadolescent Girls' Storytelling" in Traditional Storytelling Today: An International Sourcebook
Recent Courses Taught
Folklore
Children's Folklore
Folklore of the Supernatural
Folklore and the Mass Media
Native American Folklore and Literature
Awards
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
