Katherine Borland is Professor Emeritus of the Comparative Studies Department and former Director of the Center for Folklore Studies. She received the Ratner Award twice for innovative teaching in the humanities and was on the leadership team for two multi-year community engaged research and teaching projects: Be the Street 2017-2020 and The Ohio Field School 2016-2022. Currently, she is working with two community based dance projects: The Columbus Contact Improvisation Jam and Perennial Movement Group doing both organizational work and ongoing research and performance.