Ivey Wexler

A person with long hair, wearing a plaid shirt, smiles by the ocean with a scenic backdrop.

Position Title
PhD Student
English Department UAW Representative

they/she
Voorhies 331
Office Hours
Tuesday 11am-12pm
Friday 10am-11am (via Zoom, please email for a link)
Bio

Ivey Wexler (they/she) is a PhD graduate student at the University of California, Davis. Their research focuses on science fiction and fantasy, through the lens of environmental fiction, as sites where we articulate the world we want to create so that fact might follow fiction. She is especially interested in fungi as companion species and the practices of reading and meaning making that they open up.

Education and Degree(s)
  • M.A. in Humanities, University of Chicago, 2022
  • B.A. in English Literature and Physics, CU Boulder, 2020
Research Interests & Expertise
  • Environmental Humanities, Ecocriticism, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Comics and Graphic Novels