Tom Mould

Tom Mould is associate professor of anthropology and folklore at Elon University and director of Elon's Program for Ethnographic Research and Community Studies (PERCS). He is the author of two books on Choctaw narrative—Choctaw Prophecy: A Legacy of the Future and Choctaw Tales—and has published on issues of generic boundaries and constructed identities, particularly in the study of oral narrative. He has also produced video documentaries for public television on folk art and culture in Indiana, Kentucky, and North Carolina. His interest in prophecy and sacred narratives led him to his work with Latter-day Saints, work that continues in his forthcoming co-edited book project Latter-day Lore: A Handbook of Mormon Folklore Studies.