
Abigail Wiest
Degree
MASpecialty
- European History
Bio
Education
- BA, The University of Alabama, 2024
Research Interests
- Oral histories
- Religious histories
- History of Race
Recent Publications
- “USS Kirk: Leadership Amidst Chaos, A Legacy of Survival,” documentary film published in The International Journal of Naval History 12, no. 2 (July 2015). “Rosie Washington–Inspired to Activism.” MSM 647 (podcast) Mississippi Moments, Bill Ellison, host, for Mississippi Public Radio.
Awards & Honors
- United States Presidential Scholar, 2020
- National Merit Scholar, 2020
- University of Alabama President’s List, 2020-2023