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Joanna AbillamaCohort 2024
Education
- MA, Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, Lebanese American University, 2022
- MA, Theatre, Kansas State University, 2015
- BA, Psychology, American University of Beirut, 2013
Research
- Psychological anthropology
- Neurodiversity
- Critical autism studies
- Mad studies
- Feminist studies
- Experimental ethnography
- Tabletop Roleplaying Games
Jo Abillama (she/her, they/them) is interested in researching how creative and expressive elements of Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs) could foster the exploration of more expansive/ flexible identities and socialities among Autistic gamers. Do TTRPGs function as a space for social experimentation and/or rehearsal for Autistic people? Could TTRPGs facilitate communication and increase empathy across Autistic/allistic neurotypes? They are also interested in experimental and arts-based research methodologies as they see in them the potential to both decolonize knowledge production and encourage engagement with a non-academic public.
Advisor: Drs. Chikako Ozawa-de Silva and Brendan Ozawa-de Silva
