Research Team

Sara N. Beam, Principal Investigator and Applied Associate Professor of English

Midge Dellinger (Muscogee (Creek) Nation), MA, Oral Historian, Project Co-investigator and Tribal Liaison 

Laura M. Stevens, Principal Investigator and Chapman Professor of English

Abby Rush (Hidatsa/Apsáalooke), MA English. PSIG Graduate Assistant, 2023-2024

Cecilia Gutierrez, Class of 2024, Majors in Religion & Philosophy and History, with a Certificate in Classical Studies.

Abby Ridley (Cherokee Nation), Class of 2026, Major in English & Creative Writing, with a minor in Spanish.

Hannah Ridley (Cherokee Nation), Class of 2026, Major in English & Creative Writing, with a minor in Spanish.

Marcus Martinez, Class of 2025, Major in History.

Robert Loveall, Class of 2026, Major in English, with a minor in Philosophy. 

Reagan Shull, 

Class of 2025, Major in Speech Language Pathology, with Minors in English, Education, and Early Intervention.