This page gathers the heart of my work — research, writing, and projects that bridge scholarship and community.
My academic focus lies at the intersections of folklore, religion, and feminism. I investigate how stories, myths, and banned texts reveal structures of power, especially around gender, trauma, and cultural memory. My current projects include:
Myth & Misogyny thesis — a study of how narratives of women in myth are weaponized, reclaimed, and reimagined.
From Ashes to Hearthfire: Ecofeminist Regeneration in Old Norse Heroic Literature — When the hall burns, what remains is the hearth. And it is women who know how to tend the fire.
The Feminist Folklorist
@feminist_folklorist
linkedin.com/summershigley
The Center for Folklore Studies
cfs.osu.edu
The Center for the Study of Religion
religion.osu.edu
ASC Honors
aschonors.osu.edu
The Ohio State University
osu.edu