Kimberly A Kennedy-White (she/her)


Adjunct College of Arts & Sciences Humanities Online

Biography and Expertise

I’m a folklorist, curator, and professor. I’m Associate Curator of Arts & Leisure and the John W. Emery Family Associate Curator of Oral History at History Colorado. My work explores various intersections of culture, identity, and traditional arts through storytelling.

I’m the editor of Folk Heroes and Heroines Around the World (Greenwood, 2016), America Goes Green: An Encyclopedia of Eco-Friendly Culture in the United States (ABC-CLIO, 2012), and Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art (ABC-CLIO, 2010). I’ve also contributed to Women’s Rights in the United States, The Encyclopedia of African American Music, and The World History Encyclopedia.

I’ve been teaching at the college level for more than 25 years, teaching courses in English, writing and research, folklore, education, and ethnic studies.

Education

PhD
University of Colorado at Denver

MA
University of Oregon

BA
Metropolitan State University of Denver

Professional Experience
Association of College and University Educators and Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of Colorado Denver

American Alliance of Museums

American Folklore Society

Colorado Wyoming Association of Museums

Museum of New Mexico Foundation

Oral History Association

Society for Applied Anthropology

Kennedy-White, K.
Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World.
Greenwood

Kennedy-White, K.
America Goes Green: An Encyclopedia of Eco-Friendly Culture in the United States
ABC-CLIO

Kennedy-White, K.
Folklore: An encyclopedia of beliefs, customs, tales, music, and art
ABC-CLIO