Ruby Ekkel

Ruby Ekkel is a PhD candidate at Australian National University. Her research focuses on changing attitudes towards and interactions with native animals, especially as mediated by women. After completing a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in history at the University of Melbourne, Ruby achieved a Masters degree in global history at the University of St Andrews. She has published, taught and presented on topics spanning animal history, environmental history, and women's history. She was recently awarded the Ken Inglis Prize by the Australian Historical Studies Journal.

Ruby is an HDR Representative for the Australian Historical Association Executive, and a co-editor of the ANU Historical Journal II. Outside the university setting, she co-edits a podcast about Australian environmental history, The Bush Bash.