Peer Reviewed Book Chapters
“Negotiated Spaces: Conflicts of Interest in Federal and Local Notions of Place.” In Conserving Culture: A New Discourse on Heritage, edited by Hufford, M. (Urban, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1994).
“Oral History.” In Encyclopedia of American Social History edited by Cayton, M. K., Gorn, E. J., and Williams, P. W. (New York, NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1993).
“The Dissembling Line: Pranks in a North Carolina Mill. In Arts in Earnest, edited by Patterson, D. W., and Zug, C. (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1989).
Biographies of Dorsey Dixon, Howard Dixon, and Nancy Dixon. In Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, edited by Powell, William (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1986).
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Markusen, A., Wassall, G., DeNatale, D., and Cohen, R. “Defining the Creative Economy: Industry and Occupational Approaches.” Economic Development Quarterly 22, no. 1 (2008): 24–45.
Barringer, R., Colgan, C., DeNatale, D., Hutchins, J., Smith, D., and Wassall, G. “The Creative Economy in Maine: Measurement and Analysis.” The Southern Maine Review, paper 4 (2004).
Non-Peer Reviewed Monographs
Keating, E., Pradhan, E., Wassall, G., and DeNatale, D. Passion and Purpose: Raising the Fiscal Fitness Bar for Massachusetts Nonprofits (Boston, MA: The Boston Foundation, 2008).
DeNatale, D., and Wassall, G. The Creative Economy: A New Definition (Boston, MA: New England Foundation for the Arts, 2007).
DeNatale, D., and Wassall, G. Creative Economy Research in New England: A Reexamination (Boston, MA: New England Foundation for the Arts, 2006).
Documenting the Arts: A Practical Handbook for Cultural Organizations (Boston, MA: New England Foundation for the Arts, 2005).
Wassall, G., and DeNatale, D. New England’s Creative Economy: The Non-Profit Sector, 2002 (Boston, MA: New England Foundation for the Arts, 2004).
Wassall, G., and DeNatale, D. New England’s Creative Economy: The Non-Profit Sector, 2001 (Boston, MA: New England Foundation for the Arts, 2003).
DeNatale, D., and Ito, K. Internationalizing New Work in the Performing Arts: A Ford Foundation Initiative, Phase II (New York, NY: Arts International, 2002).
DeNatale, D., and Ito, K. Internationalizing New Work in the Performing Arts: A Ford Foundation Initiative, Phase I (New York, NY: Arts International, 1999).
Wassall, G., and DeNatale, D. Arts, Cultural, and Humanities Organizations in the New England Economy, 1996 (Boston, MA: New England Foundation for the Arts, 1997).
DeNatale, D., Pryszbyz, J., and Severn, J. R. New Ways for Old Jugs: The Jugtown Pottery and its Impact on Tradition (Columbia, SC: McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, 1994).
Wiggins Jr., W. H., and DeNatale, D. Jubilation! African American Celebrations in the Southeast (Columbia, SC: McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, 1993).
Two Stones for Every Dirt: The Story of Delaware County, New York (Fleischmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press, 1987).
Between the Branches: Folk Art of Delaware County, New York (Delhi, NY: Delaware County Historical Association, 1985).
Non-Peer Reviewed Book Chapters and Catalog Essays
“In Search of the Busbees.” In The Busbee Legacy, edited by Lambert, L. (Seagrove, NC: North Carolina Pottery Center, 2016).
“The Royal Family of San Pedro.” In Old Ties, New Attachments: Italian-American Folklife in the West, edited by Taylor, D. A., and Williams, J. A. (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1992).
Non-Peer Reviewed Reports and White Papers
DeNatale, D., and Nagel, E. “Full-Stage USA Cross-Site Summary.” New Dramatists and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (New York, NY: 2014).
Miller, S., DeNatale, D., and Gordon, A. “Dance Development Centers Pilot Program: Documentation Team Final Report.” Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (New York, NY: 2011).
DeNatale, D., and Wassall, G. “New England’s Creative Economy: The State of the Public Cultural Sector.” Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, Maine Arts Commission, New Hampshire State Arts Commission, Rhode Island Arts Commission, and Vermont Arts Council (Boston, MA: 2005).
Um, Khatarya, and DeNatale, D. “Cambodian Artists Project: Strengthening Partnerships and Building Collaboration.” The Rockefeller Foundation (New York, NY: 2002).
“Data Collection and Information Systems in the Arts and Humanities: Preliminary Survey and Recommendations.” American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Cambridge, MA: 1999).
Rosenthal, A., and DeNatale, D. “Developing an Effective System for the Commissioning and Touring of International Work.” The Rockefeller Foundation (New York, NY: 1999).
“Development of a Lowell Cultural Center.” Lowell Historic Preservation Commission (Lowell, MA: 1988).
Conferences Organized
Conference Coordinator and Institutional Host, National Endowment for the Arts New England Regional 504/ADA Conference, Boston, MA (2000).
Moderator, Second Cultural Conservation Conference. South Carolina Humanities Council/Palmetto Conservation Foundation, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Charleston, SC (1992).
Moderator, First Cultural Conservation Conference. South Carolina Humanities Council/Palmetto Conservation Foundation, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Charleston, SC (1991).
Peer Reviewed Papers Presented
“Career Impacts of the Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study.” Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts Annual Conference, Seoul, South Korea, December 2022.
“The Changing Nonprofit Landscape in the U.S.” 8th Annual Conference of the Chinese Arts Management Professional Committee, Nanjing, China, October 2019.
“Using Geographic Information Systems in Arts Administration Instruction.” Association of Arts Administration Educators, Houston, Tex., June 2018.
“Cultural Data Systems in the United States: A Brief History and Appraisal.” Association of Arts Administration Educators, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2, 2017.
“Demystifying the Creative Economy.” Americans for the Arts Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, June 21, 2008.
“Creative Economy Tools: The New England Cultural Database.” Technology in the Arts Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, October 13, 2005.
“The Creative Economy: What Presenters and Artists Need to Know About Economic Development.” Association of Performing Arts Presenters Annual Conference, New York, NY, January 8, 2005.
“Thinking About Making: Research Pre-Conference.” Grantmakers in the Arts Conference, Pasadena, CA, October 17, 2005.
“Positioning New England in the Global Economy.” New England Board of Higher Education Conference, Groton, CT October 28, 2005.
“Understanding Maine’s Creative Economy.” Blaine House Conference on Maine’s Creative Economy, Lewiston, ME, June 7, 2004.
“Building a Regional Research Database for New England.” Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, October 9, 2003.
“Debates Over Cultural Policy in the U.S.” American Folklore Society Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH, October 26, 2000.
“Cultural Asset Evaluation” (with Jackson, M. R.). Arts Transforming the Urban Environment Conference, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, October 9, 1998.
“Public Policy and New England Cultural Institutions.” New England Board of Higher Education Conference, Portland, ME, April 12, 1998.
“Keynote Address.” Indiana University Conference on Applied Folklore, Bloomington, IN, January 15, 1998.
“The Social History of the Southern Mill Village.” First Mill Village Conference, North Carolina Humanities Council, Cooleemee, NC, May 14, 1996.
“Bent but Not Broken: The Folklore of Hurricane Hugo.” American Association for Applied Anthropology, Charleston, SC, February 15, 1991.
“The Southeastern Crafts Revival.” American Craft Museum, New York, NY, May 15, 1991.
“Negotiated Spaces: Conflicts of Interest in Federal and Local Notions of Place.” Cultural Conservation Conference, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, May 18, 1991.
“When is a Story Not a Story: Millworker Narratives.” American Folklore Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 16, 1985.
“Constructing Oral Texts.” Fifth International Conference on Cultural and Communications, Philadelphia, PA, March 3, 1983.
“Folk Culture and Workers’ Responses to Mill Village Relations.” Eight Biennial Conference, American Studies Association, Memphis, TN, October 14, 1981.
“Community, Family, and Work in a North Carolina Textile Mill Village.” Second Textile History Conference, Merrimack Valley Textile Museum, North Andover, MA, November 2, 1980.
Presentations of Original Research (excluding papers)
“Presentation of Research Findings.” Full Stage USA Convening, New Dramatists, New York, NY, July 8, 2014.
“Massachusetts Nonprofit Database.” National Neighborhood Indicators Project Meeting, Urban Institute, May 13, 2010.
“Developing a Massachusetts Longitudinal Nonprofit Database.” Ethos Roundtable, Boston, MA, March 16, 2010.
“Documenting the Culture of Local Communities.” Public Matters Institute, The Lowell Plan, Lowell, MA, April 22, 2009.
“Passion & Purpose Report Seminar.” The Boston Foundation, Boston, MA, June 11, 2008.
“New England Cultural Database.” Rhode Island Arts Learning Network, Providence, RI, November 18, 2005.
“Cultural Data.” Poster Session, Data Day Conference, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, June 26, 2005.
“U.S. Research on Individual Artists.” Leveraging Investments in Creativity Conference, Menlo Park, CA, September 26, 2004.
“New England Cultural Database.” New England Presenters Meeting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, May 11, 2004.
“Transition and Sustainability Among International Arts Organizations.” ICA Working Group Conference, Arts International, Miami, FL, November 14, 2000.
“Developing Audiences for International Work.” ICA Working Group Conference, Arts International, San Antonio, TX, November 21, 1999.
Panelist
“Arts Research Panel.” Faculty Development Seminar, European Network of Cultural Administration and Training Centers, Boston, MA, June 6, 2016.
“Best Practices for Web Communications.” New England Museums Association, Annual Conference, Warwick, RI, November 14, 2008.
“The Creative Economy in New England.” Juice Conference, Lewiston, ME, November 17, 2007.
“Using Research in the Arts.” Grantmakers in the Arts Conference, North Adams, MA, November 11, 2006.
“Research, Policy and Practice: Building Capacity in Creative Communities Symposium.” Arts Research Initiative, Boston University, Boston, MA, May 16, 2006.
“Creative Economic Research in New England.” Boston Redevelopment Authority Researcher Convening, Boston, MA, April 14, 2006.
“Research on the Creative Economy of New England.” Creative Economy Meeting, Heinz Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, November 11, 2004.
“Initiative for Humanities and Culture Planning Committee.” American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities, Los Angeles, CA, November 15, 1998.
“Roundtable on Addressing Research Needs for Cultural Policy.” Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, October 10, 1997.
“The Craft Revival in the Southern Mountains.” North Carolina Humanities Council, Penland School, Penland, NC, October 17, 1992.
Visiting Lectures
“Oral History Methods.” Graduate School of Library Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA, February, 2, 2010.
“Approaches to Mapping Cultural Assets.” Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, January 21, 1999.
“Online Resources for Community Networking.” University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, April 16, 1998.
“Folkloristic Approaches to Ethnography.” Department of Anthropology Field School, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, May 20, 1993.
“Learning from Experience.” Center for History-Making in America, Indiana University School of Education, Bloomington, IN, June 15, 1992.
“Issues in Designing Computer Archiving Systems.” Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, March 14, 1991.
“Oral History Methods Workshop.” Middleton Place, Charleston, SC, May 21, 1990.
Awards and Honors
1992, South Carolina Governor’s Award in the Humanities
1992, Award of Merit, American Association of State and Local History
1991, Exemplary Program Award, National University Continuing Education Association.
1975, Phi Beta Kappa
Selected Grants and Fellowships
2007, Research Grant, Longitudinal Study of Massachusetts Nonprofits, The Boston Foundation ($25,000).
1999, Research Grant, International Touring Study, Rockefeller Foundation ($50,000).
1996, Research Grant, Internationalizing New Works in the Performing Arts, Ford Foundation ($1.1 Million)
1996, Research Grant, History of Jugtown Pottery, National Endowment for the Arts ($40,000)
1989, Research Grant, Hurricane Hugo Narratives, National Endowment for the Arts ($25,000)
1990, Research Grant, Sweetgrass Basketmakers Recovery after Hurricane Hugo, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium ($10,000).
1983, Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
1980, Dean’s Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
1979, Smith Research Grant, University of North Carolina
1978, Pogue Fellowship, University of North Carolina
1978, Winchester Graduate Fellowship, Wesleyan University
1975, Olin Fellowship, Wesleyan University
