Emma C. Moesswilde (she/her) is an assistant professor of environmental history in the Department of History and Geography at Elon University. Her research investigates relationships between climate change, gender, and rural life, with a focus on the Northern Atlantic world before 1800.
Born and raised in midcoast Maine, Emma has lived and worked in rural communities and environments for much of her life, including projects with Maine Farmland Trust and Maine Conservation Voters. She holds a B.A. cum laude in History and Environmental Studies from Bowdoin College, and an M.A. and Ph.D in history from Georgetown University.
Her scholarly work has contributed to publications from Nature and Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Her writing has been featured at Environmental History Now and Active History, among other public-facing publications. She lives in North Carolina, where she can often be found looking for dinner ingredients at the farmers’ market or hiking with her dog, Mouse.