Abigail currently serves as the Manager of Experiential Learning in the Division of Equity and Inclusion at the University of Oregon. Since joining UO in 2005, Abigail has led multiple social justice programming efforts including peer education initiatives, personal storytelling programs and efforts aimed at deconstructing white identity. Abigail volunteers regularly as a DEI search advocate and partners with campus leadership on strategic initiatives related to DEI and staff recruitment and retention.

Since 2009, Abigail has been directing Rehearsals for Life, a graduate and undergraduate student theatre ensemble that utilizes applied theatre to address anti-racism and bias on campus. And since 2017 she has directed the Intertwined Personal Storytelling initiative and performance. Abigail is trained as a drama therapist and formerly worked as a primary counselor with incarcerated women in Oakland, CA. She has published articles on her work as a drama therapist, theatre for social action in higher education, and personal transformational theatre. Abigail believes strongly in the power of storytelling and the expressive arts for social change.