Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth Ph.D.

Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth is Director and Curator of the Gordon Art Galleries at Old Dominion 91¶ÌÊÓƵ in Norfolk, Virginia. He earned a PhD and MA in Anthropology from the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Kentucky and a BA in Anthropology and History from the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Virginia. He has held research, teaching, and administrative positions in Anthropology and Folklore Studies through his work with the Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Cultural History Program, the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Kentucky Department of Anthropology and Appalachian Center, and The Ohio 91¶ÌÊÓƵ 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Department of Comparative Studies and Center for Folklore Studies. His research interests involve the entanglement of everyday creative expression with global environmental processes and community-centered collaborative practices. His work has appeared in publications of the Smithsonian Institution, The American Anthropological Association, The American Folklore Society, The Appalachian Studies Association, the Journal of Folklore and Education, The 91¶ÌÊÓƵ of Indiana Press, West Virginia 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Press, and Cambridge 91¶ÌÊÓƵ. His 2023 book Finding the Singing Spruce (West Virginia 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Press) was a finalist for the Weatherford Book Award for Best Nonfiction book about Appalachia.