Kristen Oertel, Principle Investigator and Professor of History (TU)
Midge Dellinger (Muscogee (Creek) Nation), MA, Oral Historian, Project Co-investigator and Tribal Liaison
Sara N. Beam, Project Co-Investigator and
Sr. Lecturer of First-Year Writing (UM-TC)
Kalu Amah, PhD English Student,
Graduate Assistant 2025-2026
Yaeli Almader, TU Class of 2026, Major in History, with a minor in Art History
Abby Ridley (Cherokee Nation), TU Class of 2026, Major in English & Creative Writing, with a minor in Spanish
Hannah Ridley (Cherokee Nation), TU Class of 2026, Major in English & Creative Writing, with a minor in Spanish
Laura M. Stevens
Advisor & PSIG Project Founder
Professor of English and Honors College Director, Auburn University
Abby Rush, (Hidatsa/Apsáalooke), MA English, PSIG Graduate Assistant, 2023-2025
Reagan Shull, TU Class of 2025, Major in Speech Language Pathology
Robert Loveall, TU Class of 2026, Major in English, with a minor in Philosophy
Marcus Martinez, TU Class of 2025, Major in History
MaKayla Davis (Osage eagle clan), Associate Degree in Criminal Justice, College of the Muskogee Nation, TURC-CMN Scholar, 2024
Ethan J. Waquie, Mvskoke (Creek) Nation & Jemez Pueblo, Nokosvlke (Bear Clan), College of the Muskogee Nation, TURC-CMN Scholar, 2024
Cecilia Gutierrez, BAs Religion & Philosophy and History, with a Certificate in Classical Studies, 2024
Rhonda Still, BA English, 2023
Elizabeth Bailey (Cherokee Nation), BA English, 2022; MA English, PSIG Graduate Assistant, Spring 2025
Nevin Subramanian, BSBA Finance and BA Music, 2021
Lexie Tafoya (Cherokee Nation), BA Creative Writing, 2022