Presentations

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  • Drexler, O. (2024) “Not Like Any Other School: How the Environment at a Tribal School Challenges Conceptions of Disability” Society for Applied Anthropology, Santa Fe, NM.
  • Drexler, O. (2024) “It’s in the Blood: Diagnosing Students at a Tribal School.” Council for Exceptional Children, San Antonio, TX.
  • Drexler, O. (2022) “Special Education as the Double- Edged Sword:Portrayal of Special education in Anishinaabek News Sources” American Anthropology Association. Hybrid Conference
  • Schmitt Olabisi, L., Wentworth, C., Zareei M., Gray S., Knox C., Drexler O., & Wallace, R. V. (2021) “Working toward food justice in Flint, Michigan: Pandemic, Partnerships, and Points of Intervention,” Food Resilience Access & Equity, Virtual Conference.
  • Drexler, O. (2022) “A Complex Web: Using Anthropology to Understand Placement of Native American Students,” Society for Disability Studies, Virtual Conference.
  • Drexler, O. (2020) “Why are there so many Native American students in Special Education classrooms?” Society for Applied Anthropology, Albuquerque NM. *Canceled due to Covid-19
  • Drexler, O. (2019)“Native American Youth and Special Education Tracking.” American Indian Studies Symposium, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI.
  • Drexler, O. (2019) “Special Education in Indian Country and off the Rez.” Native American Critical Issues Conference, Traverse City, MI.
  • Drexler, O. (2019) “Investigating Special Education in Indian Country” GSA: Graduate Research Symposium, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI.
  • Drexler, O. (2018) “Colonization in Autism: Understanding the Role that Colonialism Plays in the Disparity in Native American Autism Rates” Michigan Academy of Science Arts and Letters, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. (Poster).
  • Drexler, O. (2018) “Colonization in Autism: Understanding the Role that Colonialism Plays in the Disparity in Native American Autism Rates, “Transformations Conference,” Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. (Poster).
  • Drexler, O. (2018) “Disability and Queerness: An Exploration of Disability and Sexuality” COGS: Graduate Research Conference, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI. (Poster).
  • Drexler, O. (2017) “Traverse City State Hospital: Insane Asylum as a Tourist Attraction​, Student Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. (Poster).