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Moira Marsh

Arts and Humanities · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2006
Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesDiverse Musicological StudiesHumor Studies and ApplicationsContemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeRace, Genetics, and Society

Publications

117

Citations

134

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2006

Research summary
AI-generated

Moira Marsh studies folklore, with a particular focus on humor as a cultural tradition he stork. Her work examines topics such as practical jokes, the social meaning of jokes, and legendary creatures like the jackalope. She also produces library research guides that help students find sources across disciplines like political science, anthropology, and ethnomusicology.

Folklore studiesHumor and joke traditionsLegends and mythologyLibrary research supportCultural analysis

Publication activity was steady in the late 2010s and peaked in 2020 (largely library research guides), then dropped to a low, intermittent output in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 150 mid career Arts and Humanities PIs within our index
Citations: 134cohort median 179
h-index: 6cohort median 6
Publications / year (recent): 1.2cohort median 1.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~1 · 97% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 7 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 27 publications272021222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications24252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of American Folklore×5
  • Humor - International Journal of Humor Research×2
  • ResearchOnline@ND (The University of Notre Dame)×1
  • Cytotherapy×1
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University)×1
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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