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Dr. Sheila Byers is the Drue Heinz Postdoctoral Fellow in American Literature at University College, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on early American literature from the colonial period through the 19th century, with an emphasis on the environmental humanities and histories of science and philosophy. She holds a fixed-term position within the Faculty of English and is affiliated with University College.
Her current book project examines settler colonial and Indigenous depictions of swarming insects, exploring their ecological and philosophical implications through works by authors like Jonathan Edwards, William Bartram, and David Cusick. A second project investigates colonial medical practices for diagnosing pregnancy on Caribbean plantations and their impact on early American thought and women’s bodily autonomy.
No academic awards or grants are explicitly listed, though her research bridges interdisciplinary fields such as literature, science, and Indigenous studies. She contributes to teaching and research within the Faculty of English, with affiliations to University College’s academic community.
