amorin
Email
amorin1@wpi.edu
Office
Salisbury Labs 211
ORCiD
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4682-8936
Education
PhD, University at Buffalo
MA, University at Buffalo
BA, Merrimack College

Ashley Morin is a historian of modern Ireland specializing in the relationship between peace and conflict during the period associated with the Troubles. Her research adopts an interdisciplinary approach, prioritizing instances of community-based activism in cross-community peace efforts. Dr. Morin is especially interested in women’s activism during the conflict and has published research on the topic. She also engages with digital humanities in her research and is developing efforts to incorporate such practices into the courses she teaches. Prior to joining WPI, she taught classes on Irish and British history while finishing her Ph.D. at the University at Buffalo. 

amorin
Email
amorin1@wpi.edu
Education
PhD, University at Buffalo
MA, University at Buffalo
BA, Merrimack College

Ashley Morin is a historian of modern Ireland specializing in the relationship between peace and conflict during the period associated with the Troubles. Her research adopts an interdisciplinary approach, prioritizing instances of community-based activism in cross-community peace efforts. Dr. Morin is especially interested in women’s activism during the conflict and has published research on the topic. She also engages with digital humanities in her research and is developing efforts to incorporate such practices into the courses she teaches. Prior to joining WPI, she taught classes on Irish and British history while finishing her Ph.D. at the University at Buffalo. 

Office
Salisbury Labs 211
ORCiD
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4682-8936

Scholarly Work

“‘Women Together’: The Connection between Peace Work and Women’s Work during the Troubles” in Gender Diversity and Inclusion: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives, edited by Elena V. Shabily, Dmitry Kurochkin, Gloria Y. A. Ayee, and Tony Wall (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2023).

“Dolly Mixtures: A Women’s Writing Group Amidst Conflict” in Routledge Companion to Global Women’s Writing edited by Tripthi Pillai and Ina Seethaler (New York: Routledge, expected 2024).

“Conflict and Urban Mobility: Challenges and Responses to Free Movement in Belfast during the Troubles” Journal of Modern European History, special issue: “Free Movement in Postwar Europe: Exploring a Multivalent Concept” (Anticipated January 2025).