Waganakising: More than a Quillbox Duration: Spring 2024 Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University Supervisor: Dr. Heather Howard Summary: Organized images of Anishinaabek quillboxes for online repository and display for Indigenous and local museums to promote Anishinaabe artist and cultural preservation and conservation
Investigating Special Education in Indian Country Duration: Fall 2019 to Spring 2024 Main Researcher, Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University Supervisor: Dr. Heather Howard Summary: Completed field research at a Tribal school in Minnesota, interviewe participants, volunteered as paraprofessional for participant observation, explored art based visual method with elementary aged students
Flint Leverage Point Project Duration: Fall 2020 to Summer 2021 Research Assistant, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University Supervisor: Dr. Chelsea Wentworth-Fourmier Summary: Interviewed participants, transcribed interviews, coded transcripts and photos for data analysis, gathered literature for project, and organized data.
The Discourse of Disabled Sexuality Duration: Fall 2016 to Spring 2017 Student Research, Department of Sociology, Central Michigan University Supervisor: Dr. Amanda Garrison Summary: Collaborated with faculty to come up with working theory for the discourse of Disabled Identity and Disabled Sexuality.
Olivia Drexler 