Alexandra F. Morris holds a BA in Archaeological Studies, Art History, and Anthropology with minors in Classics and History from SUNY Potsdam. She has a MA in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MA in Museum Studies from New York University. Her PhD is in History from Teesside University and her dissertation was titled, “Plato’s Stepchildren: Disability in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Hellenistic World (332-30 BCE).”  Her research is on disability in ancient Egypt and creating inclusive museums.

Dr. Morris is  a Co-Founder of the UK Disability History and Heritage Hub, Co-Chair of CripAntiquity, President for the Board of Directors of the Museum Education Roundtable, serves on the Editorial Board for Asterion Hub, and and is a leadership member of the Disabled Action Research Kollective (D.A.R.K.).  She is also, along with Dr. Wade Berger, the Co-Founder of the Lived Experience with Disability in Museums research group. She has cerebral palsy and dyspraxia.