Her SSHRC-funded research analyzes narratives of settler colonialism—in particular, narratives of language, education, time, place, and water. Her book, under contract with University of Toronto Press, uncovers the history of printing presses in Indian boarding schools. Dr. Griffith has presented internationally, and her work can be found in journals such as Studies in American Indian Literatures, Paedagogica Historica, Journal of Canadian Studies, Cultural Studies<=>Critical Methodologies, and Canadian Journal of Higher Education. Dr. Griffith is a past Fulbright Scholar, and in 2016 won an International Council for Canadian Studies award.