Shelby Jones is a first year PhD student and at md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç College. Her work is primarily focused on 19th century Irish and British literature and the overlap between the environmental humanities, material culture, and national identity. Shelby has a B.A. in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Manhattan College and an M.A. in English from md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç College.