Kristina Downs

Kristina Downs is the Executive Director of the Texas Folklore Society and Assistant Professor of English at Tarleton State University. She holds a PhD in Folklore from Indiana University and an MA in Folklore from George Mason University. Her research focuses mostly on legends, particularly the ways legends interact with history, literature, true crime, and digital culture. She has appeared as a folklore expert on the History Channel’s The UnXplained and the Tubi documentary Scariest Monsters in the World. She is currently studying Texas Outlaw Legends.