Abby M Onencan's core areas of interest and expertise are 'forever chemicals,' environmental harm, state-corporate crime, systems engineering and environmental governance. Her research focuses on industrial environmental harms, specifically those resulting from the production and use of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As a member of the multidisciplinary research team of Erasmus Initiative on Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity, she seeks to find innovative solutions to environmental degradation by PFAS, where companies, governments, and communities can jointly improve existing governance frameworks for more inclusive prosperity.