Abigail Abrash Walton holds appointments as an administrative leader and faculty in Antioch University New England’s Department of Environmental Studies, where she directs the Conservation Psychology Institute and co-directs the Center for Climate Preparedness and Community Resilience. Previously, she served as Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program and as program director for the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights. Her recent engagement includes contributing as invited reviewer for the 2020 U.S. Government Review, Working Group II contribution to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, and as a founding Steering Committee member of Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy. Her areas of research, practice and public engagement have focused on extractive industries and affected communities, fossil fuel divestment, mission-aligned leadership, and climate resilience. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and peer-reviewed journals, and she has served as a commentator for The Times, The Post, and PBS News Hour, among other media outlets. She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MSc from the London School of Economics, and a PhD from Antioch University.