[citation needed] Dewhurst has authored or co-authored numerous books, articles, and exhibition catalogues.
[5] He has frequently collaborated on projects with his wife Marsha MacDowell, who is a Professor of Art History at MSU.
[8] His 2011 Presidential Address was titled, "Folklife and Museum Practice: An Intertwined History and Emerging Convergences".
In 2004 he was jointly awarded the AFS's Américo Paredes Prize for "integrating scholarship and engagement with the people and communities".
[15] In 2004, the Great Lakes Folk Festival - begun by Dewhurst and MacDowell in 1987 - was recognized as "one of the most outstanding projects" over the 30-year history of the Michigan Humanities Council.