Mollie is a first year M.A. student interested in studying the history of the U.S.-Mexican War, the social architecture of the US West, and the mingling of race, gender, and Protestant Christianity in the US from the latter 19th century to the early 20th. As a non-traditional student, Mollie earned her B.A. from Oklahoma State University in 2021, graduating with honors and research awards. Mollie ran for the OK State House in 2020 and remains interested in joining historical literacy with policy work in Oklahoma. Mollie is an editorial fellow for the Western Historical Quarterly.