Mullen, Patrick B.
MULLEN, Patrick B.
MULLEN, Patrick B. American, b. 1941. Genres: Cultural/Ethnic topics, Mythology/Folklore. Career: State University of New York College at Buffalo, assistant professor of English and folklore, 1968-69; Ohio State University, Columbus, assistant professor, 1969-72, associate professor, 1972-81, professor of folklore, 1981-, and director of Center for Folklore Studies. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, visiting instructor, summers, 1969-70; Institute on Folklore and Traditions of Mexican-American, Black, and Appalachian People, instructor, summer, 1978; University of Rome, Ful- bright lecturer, 1983; Utah State University, visiting professor, 1990. Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, member of staff, National Folk Festival, 1983. Publications: I Heard the Old Fishermen Say: Folklore of the Texas Gulf Coast, 1978; (with T.C. Lloyd) Lake Erie Fishermen: Work, Identity, and Tradition, 1990; Listening to Old Voices: Folklore, Life Stories, and the Elderly, 1992. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to scholarly journals. Address: Center for Folklore Studies, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.A. Online address: mullen.4@osu.edu