{"id":103849,"date":"2026-03-09T09:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=103849"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:26:06","slug":"honoring-heritage-through-scholarship-ellie-traherns-path-after-sou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/honoring-heritage-through-scholarship-ellie-traherns-path-after-sou\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Heritage Through Scholarship: Ellie Trahern\u2019s Path After SOU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2jv2nl7t-648ae1362eb078ce9e36d66a1cd7cd59\">\n.avia-section.av-2jv2nl7t-648ae1362eb078ce9e36d66a1cd7cd59{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU English Stories - Blog Roll Template - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-2jv2nl7t-648ae1362eb078ce9e36d66a1cd7cd59 main_color avia-section-default 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av-mmjdrfla-a6679d9096d6f5e09b9551ca6e8373d3 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  top-30 av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Honoring Heritage Through Scholarship: Ellie Trahern\u2019s Path After SOU<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mmjdry44-dfbdf101f98c45e9a0f5a0c29d6622b2\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mmjdry44-dfbdf101f98c45e9a0f5a0c29d6622b2 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmjdry44-dfbdf101f98c45e9a0f5a0c29d6622b2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>By Nylah Winchester, senior English major<br \/>\nMarch 9, 2026<br \/>\nPictured above: <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ellie Trahern<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mmjds6rb-df6c3b296280bf465740946829de4e4f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mmjds6rb-df6c3b296280bf465740946829de4e4f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmjds6rb-df6c3b296280bf465740946829de4e4f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Ellie Trahern graduated from Southern Oregon University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and dual minors in Native Studies and Ethnic and Racial Studies, which enabled her to study indigenous literatures. Her interest is deeply personal to her: \u201cI was able to understand myself and my heritage as a person of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) descent through the writing of other Kanaka Maoli poets.\u201d She finds Indigenous literature \u201cso expansive, offering so many answers and alternatives to where we find ourselves today,\u201d which is why Pacific Indigenous poetics remains a focus of Ellie\u2019s work as a graduate student at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mmjdtfc3-d134b0cb5360cee01126591d4ad83a2a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mmjdtfc3-d134b0cb5360cee01126591d4ad83a2a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmjdtfc3-d134b0cb5360cee01126591d4ad83a2a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock rising-quote av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em>\u201cDr. Alvarez and I went on a journey of discovery as it pertains to Pacific literature, and <span class=\"amaze-ultra madrone\">her encouragement along the way fostered a sense of curiosity within my work<\/span> that I am forever grateful for and continue to be inspired by.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-8\" style=\"font-size: 0.6em;text-align: right\">\u2013 Ellie Trahern<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mmjdugfh-e43e0060e2121560ee52791b7b72f071\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mmjdugfh-e43e0060e2121560ee52791b7b72f071 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmjdugfh-e43e0060e2121560ee52791b7b72f071 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>At UC Davis, Ellie can focus on subjects closely aligned with her field of study (English Literature with an emphasis in Native American Studies), allowing her to develop as an academic and explore her creativity through poetry production. For instance, Ellie recently gave an oral presentation at the \u201cPoetics I\u201d panel at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference. Her presentation \u201cBeyond Colonial Epistemologies: Pacific Poetic Spatial Practices\u201d reports findings from a \u201cliterary analysis of epistemological practices in contemporary Native Hawaiian women&#8217;s poetry.\u201d Ellie believes that presenting research at conferences is a great way to grow as a scholar: \u201cYou meet other people, engage with dialogue, and push past discomfort. It is an opportunity to keep learning, just like school!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ellie finds that the most challenging aspect of grad school is \u201cliving with [her] research and having to work on a completely different level.\u201d However, Ellie maintains that she was not entirely unprepared, as she had \u201cwonderful advisors who prepared [her] for this, but living it is a different aspect.\u201d Ellie emphasizes that SOU\u2019s <a href=\"\/english\">English program<\/a> \u201crigorously trained\u201d her, with professors like Dr. Alma Rosa Alvarez who helped refine her writing skills, such as vocabulary and grammar. Additionally, Ellie had the opportunity to work with Dr. Alvarez while studying in the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program: \u201cDr. Alvarez really encouraged me during my time at SOU to pursue learning more about Pacific Indigenous poetics. Studying under the McNair program with her in the summer during my undergraduate degree sparked an interest and curiosity that I am still chasing today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1azjj0tl-bfe84ca5275d03b7cf90c27e7c1f4457\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1azjj0tl-bfe84ca5275d03b7cf90c27e7c1f4457 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1azjj0tl-bfe84ca5275d03b7cf90c27e7c1f4457 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1azjj0tl-bfe84ca5275d03b7cf90c27e7c1f4457 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth-300x169.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth-1030x579.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth-705x397.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth.jpg\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Native-American-Studies-Graduate-Student-Association-information-booth-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-103857 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-103857 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Native-American-Studies Graduate Student Association information booth\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mmjdup0g-f72d8bd9b49c58cec36ebfa2e5e26ad0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mmjdup0g-f72d8bd9b49c58cec36ebfa2e5e26ad0 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmjdup0g-f72d8bd9b49c58cec36ebfa2e5e26ad0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: Ellie Trahern (left) and others at a Native American Studies Graduate Student Association information booth<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mmjdvc4z-1bc669beff8a4c9f65889481e6f7e8ef\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mmjdvc4z-1bc669beff8a4c9f65889481e6f7e8ef .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmjdvc4z-1bc669beff8a4c9f65889481e6f7e8ef '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Ellie\u2019s main goal is to \u201csurvive graduate school,\u201d and she hopes to get \u201cas much as [she] can\u201d out of it by attending conferences, connecting with other scholars, and embracing support from her program. To keep this momentum going, she also does work outside of her program. Ellie co-edited <em>A Queer Indigenous Gathering: Remembering, Resisting, and Thriving<\/em>: \u201cI was gifted with such wonderful mentors at SOU, one of them being Dr. Brook Colley with Native American Studies. Just before I graduated, I was working with a local non-profit organization that was helping support Dr. Colley with efforts to gather the contributors of the book and bring together the volume.\u201d Through this work, Ellie stepped into the co-editor role with Dr. Colley and continued to assist with book efforts.<\/p>\n<p>As Ellie\u2019s \u201cfirst foray\u201d into editing, the workflow was \u201cextremely formative\u201d for her learning process. She explains that as an editor for this volume, her job was \u201cmore about having a space for the queer Indigenous artists to express themselves and their art in the manner they choose.\u201d In addition, Ellie \u201cforged tight bonds\u201d with other Kanaka Maoli people and other queer Indigenous peoples who participated in the project. Learning from \u201csuch amazing contributors\u201d made the project very rewarding: \u201cmany of them have wonderful careers, and they offer so much insight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mmjdwj1m-4bb2608c82572b3ae2e55c9cfc10e5c0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mmjdwj1m-4bb2608c82572b3ae2e55c9cfc10e5c0 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmjdwj1m-4bb2608c82572b3ae2e55c9cfc10e5c0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock rising-quote av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span class=\"amaze-ultra madrone\">\u201c I am lucky to be at an institution where there is a Native American Studies Graduate Program<\/span>, which has given me the opportunity for more connections, friendships with other Indigenous students, and specialized training.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-8\" style=\"font-size: 0.6em;text-align: right\">\u2013 Ellie Trahern<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mmjdwxuv-1804878e702ac7bac368bf526a2d733b\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mmjdwxuv-1804878e702ac7bac368bf526a2d733b .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmjdwxuv-1804878e702ac7bac368bf526a2d733b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>After Ellie graduates, she plans to teach and educate others about Pacific poetics: \u201cI hope to teach after I graduate, further educating Pasifika peoples within the diaspora and others about the amazing insights and art that Pacific poetics offers. To me, teaching is a way I can become a continuation of the things others have taught me, as well as honoring the legacy of those who took time to mentor me through my undergraduate process.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-19uw3jvt-b7a072dfc63a4c4a11fa85e9f8b5f7d4\">\n.avia-image-container.av-19uw3jvt-b7a072dfc63a4c4a11fa85e9f8b5f7d4 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-19uw3jvt-b7a072dfc63a4c4a11fa85e9f8b5f7d4 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-19uw3jvt-b7a072dfc63a4c4a11fa85e9f8b5f7d4 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading-300x169.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading-1030x579.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading-705x397.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading.jpg\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Poetry-Reading-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-103856 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-103856 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Poetry Reading\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mmjdx4ol-d482a06b43fc389812d6ff7d8c2aab55\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mmjdx4ol-d482a06b43fc389812d6ff7d8c2aab55 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmjdx4ol-d482a06b43fc389812d6ff7d8c2aab55 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: Ellie Trahern at a poetry reading<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mmjdxrcl-f6a64609336293efc112abf9582d2b74\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mmjdxrcl-f6a64609336293efc112abf9582d2b74 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mmjdxrcl-f6a64609336293efc112abf9582d2b74 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>For those who want to pursue a Ph.D. in English, Ellie suggests, \u201cyou must be passionate about what you do! You have several years of focusing on the subject you choose to pursue, so you have to enjoy it on some level.\u201d Additionally, she advises prospective grad students to be \u201copen to perhaps changing course a bit.\u201d Ellie had a \u201cparticular interest going into graduate school and has since widened [her] horizons a bit, which is okay!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ellie\u2019s experiences enable her to offer additional advice. For prospective editors, she suggests, \u201cBe ready and willing to learn! It is okay to not know every particular part of the editing process and make mistakes; but the willingness to learn and grow is a big portion of that!\u201d Ellie also encourages new academics and aspiring scholars to continue their work in the creative arts. For Ellie, this has been \u201cpublishing and continually working on [her] own poetry as an outlet beyond [her] graduate school work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through her work in Pacific Indigenous poetics, conference presentations, and co-editing <em>A Queer Indigenous Gathering<\/em>, Ellie continues to expand the conversations that began in classrooms and McNair research at SOU. Her journey reminds current English majors that graduate study is about sustaining our passions and honoring our communities. 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