Diane Goldstein, professor of folklore in the department of folklore and ethnomusicology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University, has received the Linda Dégh Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR).
Dr. Goldstein joined the Indiana University faculty in 2010. She went on to serve as chair of the department of folklore and ethnomusicology from 2012 to 2015. She currently teaches undergraduate courses on the supernatural and health and illness, as well as graduate courses on belief, health, trauma, narrative, and applied folkloristics. Previously she served on the faculty at the Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada for 24 years, culminating in her appointment as a University Research Professor. She is the co-author of Haunting Experiences: Ghost in Contemporary Folklore (Utah State University Press, 2007).
Dr. Goldstein previously served as vice president of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research from 2002 to 2004, and as president from 2004 to 2007. Since 2003, she has also served on the editorial board for the society’s journal, Contemporary Legend. Additionally, she has served as president of the American Folklore Society and on the editorial board of several other publications in her field.
Dr. Goldstein is a graduate of the Memorial University of Newfoundland. She holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. both from the University of Pennsylvania.