Abigail Morton-Wilcox

Abigail Morton-Wilcox is a PhD researcher in American Studies at the University of East Anglia's School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies, funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Her work bridges Environmental Humanities, Indigenous Studies, and Ecofeminism through interdisciplinary analysis of North American women environmentalists.

• Doctor of Philosophy: American Studies (University of East Anglia, 2022–present)
• Master of Arts: American Studies (University of East Anglia, 2020)
• Bachelor of Arts: American Studies (History) (University of Kent, 2017)

Research Focus: Examines how women environmentalists challenge systemic violences of settler colonialism, heteropatriarchy, and extractive capitalism through ecological writing. Key areas include Indigenous pedagogies, climate crisis responses, and decolonial theories.

Article Trends: Recent publications analyze Indigenous land ethics, ecofeminist frameworks, and spatial politics in climate discourse. Her work emphasizes kinship systems as climate solutions, critiques environmental silences, and explores intersections of gender and ecological justice.