Elizabeth Tucker

Elizabeth Tucker serves as a Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of English, General Literature and Rhetoric at Binghamton University, with an additional courtesy title in the Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP).

Education:

• PhD, Indiana University
• MA, State University of New York at Buffalo
• BA, Mount Holyoke College

Research Interests: Professor Tucker specializes in children's and adolescents' folklore, supernatural folklore traditions, and digital folklore evolution. Her work examines narrative transmission among youth, contemporary legend cycles, and the impact of technology on folk practices, establishing her as a leading authority in legend scholarship and children's folklore studies.

Scientific Awards:

• Linda Dégh Lifetime Achievement Award for Legend Scholarship, International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (May 2024)
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Children’s Folklore Section, American Folklore Society (October 2019)
• Brian McConnell Legend Studies Award for Legend Tripping: A Contemporary Legend Casebook, International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (June 2019)
• Opie Prize Honor Book for Children's Folklore, A Handbook (2012)
• 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)

Advising and Grants: While specific graduate student mentees and grant details aren't documented in the provided materials, Professor Tucker's sustained recognition through prestigious awards like the Linda Dégh Lifetime Achievement Award indicates significant contributions to academic mentoring and scholarly service over her career.

Labs and Teams: No dedicated research laboratories or formal team structures are referenced in the available documentation, though her TRIP courtesy affiliation suggests collaborative work in translation studies contexts.