Bryttany Grimes

Bryttany Grimes (she/her) is a second-year PhD student in the Department of History. Bryttany’s work centers on Nigeria, gender, Islam, and British colonialism. Her current work explores the various ways Hausa women have used dress to express their internal valuations of womanhood in response to Islam, British colonialism, and Western influence.

Rylee LaLonde

Rylee LaLonde is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Anthropology. Rylee's work centers on Indigenizing bioarchaeology, specifically issues linked with Indigenous science, traditional knowledge, methodological practices, and rhetoric. Her current work explores Indigenous voices concerning the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Ritesh Khandelwal

Ritesh Khandelwal is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Department of English at Michigan State University (MSU). His research interests lie in comics studies and popular culture, with a focus on the global dynamics of comics publishing. He is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Graduate Student Caucus of the Comics Studies Society and a Graduate Student Coordinator of the Graphic Possibilities Workshop at MSU.