Michael Owen Jones (born 1942)[1] is an American Folklorist and Emeritus Professor in the World Arts and Cultures/Dance Program at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
[3] Jones studied at the University of Kansas, earning a BA in history, Art and Political Science in 1960.
[4] Jones moved to a position at UCLA in 1968 in the Folklore and Mythology Program and remained there for the entirety of his career.
[2] Jones has conducted fieldwork in "Western Canada and the Maritimes as well as Appalachia, the Great Plains, and Southern California".
[2] His book Frankenstein Was a Vegetarian: Essays on Food Choice, Identity, and Symbolism was nominated for the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year in 2022.