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DocuSign Envelope ID: 26350935 -D1 DF -47BB- 9676- CBE4F7DD63FB <br />1995 Idaho Commission on the Arts, Fieldworker for Traditional Arts Survey <br />Traveled nine - county region of southeast Idaho gathering resources for the Idaho State <br />Folklorist. Interviewed, photographed and gathered traditional music, stories, handicrafts and <br />other folklore of the region to be used in programming by the Commission. Completed twenty - <br />three interviews with tape logs, generated and labeled hundreds of slides and B &W images and <br />maintained detailed field notes for fifty -five days. <br />1994 The Western Folklife Center, Archive Consultant <br />Created archival system for existing and incoming audio, image, artifact and text collection. <br />Researched and installed Filemaker Pro database management software. Participated in <br />documenting Native American ranching traditions in preparation for the Center's annual Cowboy <br />Poetry Gathering. <br />Festival for the Eno, Assistant Coordinator <br />Engaged and managed a large number of staff and volunteers. Designed and handled publicity <br />mailings and press releases. Conceived and procured grant funding for a hands -on pottery <br />event and demonstration which introduced festival visitors to North Carolina's pottery traditions. <br />1993 -1994. <br />Education <br />Indiana University, Bloomington, IN <br />Ph.D. Graduate Student (ABD) <br />Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology <br />Indiana University, Bloomington, IN <br />School of Environmental and Public Affairs <br />Nonprofit Fundraising Certification, 2006 <br />University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC <br />Masters of Arts, Folklore, 1995 <br />Brigham Young University, Provo, UT <br />Bachelors of Arts, English, 1991 <br />Ricks College, Rexburg, ID <br />Associate Degree, English, 1989 <br />Professional Affiliations <br />1992- present <br />American Folklore Society <br />Oral History Association <br />North Carolina Folklore Society <br />1990 -1997 <br />American Quilt Study Group <br />Publications /Exhibits <br />2009 Austin, Jill Hemming. Book Review. Unmasking Class, Gender, and Sexuality in <br />Nidaraguan Festival. Oral History Review 36:2. 761-262. <br />2008 Austin, Jill Hemming. Book Review. Waccamaw Legacy: Contemporary Indians Fight for <br />