Afsane Rezaei History Assistant Professor Logan (RWST 207) a.rezaei@usu.edu https://profile.usu.edu/english/images/faculty/asfane-rezaei.jpg /english/directory/cvs/rezaei-afsane-cv.pdf Dr. Rezaei is an assistant professor of Folklore Studies who has been at Utah State University since 2020. Her research addresses the intersections of folklife, gender, religion, and politics, particularly in the Middle East and its diaspora in the US. Her research interests include folklore and new media, vernacular religion, and feminist folklore/anthropology. Her forthcoming book, Vernacular Religion in the Iranian Diaspora, addresses the religious folklife of Iranian American women through the lens of shared performances, rituals, and multiple narrative genres. Her articles have appeared in New Directions in Folklore, Ethnography, and Journal of Middle East Women's Studies, and she has work forthcoming in the Journal of Folklore Research. She currently serves as the reviews editor for Western Folklore and vice president for the Folklore Society of Utah. Dr. Rezaei is available to serve on graduate thesis committees concerning any aspect of folklore studies, especially folklore and gender, vernacular religion, folk belief and practice, digital folklore, humor, legends/rumors, and conspiracy narratives.