Director of Appalachian, Scottish, and Irish Studies
Courses taught: Appalachia in Scotland; Scots-Irish and Scots in Appalachia; Celtic Band; Individual instruction in Bluegrass and Celtic Fiddle
Research interests: Scottish fiddling; Scottish roots in Appalachian fiddle styles
Performances: Scottish fiddling; classical violin

email: asis@etsu.edu phone: 423.439.7992

Associate Professor, Department of English
Courses taught: Appalachia in Scotland; Scots-Irish and Scots in Appalachia; Folklore; Appalachian Literature; Appalachian Religion
Research interests: Material folk culture; festivals; Appalachian women’s literature; urban Appalachian literature

email: lloydt@etsu.edu phone: 423.439.6677

Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Courses taught: Scottish Ethnology; Folklore in the Contemporary World; Folk Music; Cultural Anthropology; Fiddling
Research interests: The cultural connection between Scotland and Appalachia; fiddling revival in US and Scotland

email: blaust@etsu.edu phone: 423.439.4748

Associate Professor, Center for Appalachian Studies and Services
Courses taught: Scottish and Irish Literature; Appalachian studies; History of Bluegrass and Country Music
Research interests: History of country music; Appalachian folklife; Appalachian literature

email: olson@etsu.edu phone: 423.439.4379

Director of ETSU’s Graduate Curriculum in Storytelling
Research interests: Storytelling revival in Appalachia and Scotland; Celtic music; William Butler Yeats

email: sobol@etsu.edu phone: 423.439.7863