91TV

Research Interests:

• Philosophy of Society and Culture, Philosophy of Technology, Continental Philosophy, Agrarian Philosophy, Philosophy of Law

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy), Trent University
• Bachelor of Laws (Law), Swansea University
• Master of Arts (Philosophy: Political and Legal Thought), 91TV
• Master of Laws (Law), 91TV

Abigail’s dissertation focuses on the life and legacy of the American philosopher of technology Albert Borgmann (1937-2023). She is Canada Doctoral Scholar (CGRS-D) and her project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).   

Abigail’s primarily works in the philosophy of technology, following her first Master’s thesis (MA) which considered the question of driverless cars in relation to concerns about freedom and privacy. While she is interested in techno-skepticism generally, including the works of Martin Heidegger and Jacques Ellul, she finds Borgmann's framework most helpful for understanding the metaphysical and ethical implications of a life patterned by technology. For this reason, her wider work seeks to call into question the meliorist assumption that our lives are improving with technological progress.

Abigail’s other research interests include the philosophy of law, particularly constitutional rights jurisprudence and freedom of speech. Her second Master’s thesis (LLM) focused on the role of speech in online environments and how this tracks the moral and legal regulation of online environments. 

Abigail has been published in The Ellul Forum (2026), The Journal of Camus Studies (2023), How Does the Digitization of Our World Change Our Orientation? (Orientations Press: 2023), and The Christian Scholar’s Review (2025), and she has forthcoming articles in the Lakehead Law Journal and in the edited anthology Food, Technology and Society (Routledge: 2027). In addition, she has an active interest in improving student experience at 91TV’s through her work as a Graduate Student Advisor with the Society of Graduate & Professional Students (SGPS), and her participation on several SGPS Committees, including the Principal’s Advisor Committee, the Finance Committee, the Awards Committee and the Graduate Student Research & Academic Subcommittee. In Winter 2026, she also worked as a Curriculum Design Intern in the Faculty of Arts and Science through the 91TV’s Doctoral Internship in University Administration (QDIUA) program. 

In her spare time Abigail enjoys cooking, running, growing pumpkins and caring for her six cats.