Research Team
Principal Investigators
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
Kristen Oertel, Principle Investigator and Professor of History
Graduate Student Investigators
Abby Rush (Hidatsa/Apsáalooke), MA English. PSIG Graduate Assistant, 2023-2024
Current Undergraduate Students
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
MaKayla Davis (Osage eagle clan), Associate Degree in Criminal Justice, College of the Muskogee Nation, TURC-CMN Scholar for 2024
Marcus Martinez, TU Class of 2025, Major in History
Reagan Shull,
TU Class of 2025, Major in Speech Language Pathology, with Minors in English, Education, and Early Intervention
Robert Loveall, TU Class of 2026, Major in English, with a minor in Philosophy
Ethan J. Waquie, Mvskoke (Creek) Nation & Jemez Pueblo, Nokosvlke (Bear Clan),
College of The Muscogee Nation, TURC-CMN Scholar for 2024
Advisor and Research Associate
Laura M. Stevens
Advisor & PSIG Project Founder
Professor of English and Honors College Director, Auburn University
Former Student Co-Investigators
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
Nevin Subramanian, BSBA Finance and BA Music, 2021
Lexie Tafoya (Cherokee Nation), BA Creative Writing, 2022