Interviews with Mentors

As part of our office's Engaged Arts and Humanities Graduate Student Scholars program, cohort members interview community-engaged scholars, artists and activists with vast experience.

Read the interviews below conducted by the last four cohorts of EAH scholars to learn how these exemplary and award-winning practitioners address inclusion and equity in their partnerships, get feedback on the impact of their work, deal with unexpected challenges and more. 

New interviews by the 2024–26 scholars include: Dana Ogo Shew, Danielle Schulz, David Dorado Romo, DK Osseo-Asare, Helanius J. Wilkins, and Nurjahan Boulden.

Amy Kimberly: The Art of Creating Community Experiences
Amy McKiernan: Philosophy as a Transformative Tool for Communities
Armando Silva: Connecting Hip-Hop, Art, Dance and Community
Briana Toole: Philosophy as a Tool for Student Empowerment
Brianda Cervantes: Building Community, Language Justice, and Her Child's Future
Dana Ogo Shew: Elevating Overlooked Voices
Danielle Schulz: Cold Calling to Collaborative Community Engagement
David Dorado Romo: On Letting the Spirit Guide You
Diane Austin: Community-Based Research in Applied Anthropology
DK Osseo-Asare: “Time Is Space”: Lowness, Living Systems and Kiosk Culture
Ethan Bach: Designing Inclusive Futures with Art + Technology
Fernanda Iwasaki: Holding dear other people’s truths
Gladys Preciado: Antiracist Practice Beyond the Museum’s Walls
Helanius J. Wilkins: Holding Space to Invite Honest Conversations
Josephine Jones: Asking, Listening, Acting
Kahlil Jacobs Fantauzzi: Documenting the Legacy and Agency of Young People Seeking Change
Kimi Eisele: Art to Catalyze Community Action
Lares Feliciano: Willing to be Uncomfortable to Reflect the Times
Lydia Bell: A passion for the intersection of sports and education
Marisol Blanco: Reclaiming Community and Inclusion in a New Land
Maureen Hearty: Imagining Rural Futures
Maya Osterman: Using applied theater to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline
Nicholas Shapiro: Abolitionist approaches to polluted carceral institutions.
Nurjahan Boulden: Artist, Teacher, Gun Violence Advocate
Rachael Deagman Simonetta: Building Houses and Futures with Community
Sandra Carmona, Capitan General of Calpulli Omeyocan: Artist of many mediums
Valentina Glockner Fagetti: The Border Regime, the Political Dimension of Migratory Childhoods, and Hacking as a Strategy for Transformation
Xiojing Yan: Designing With / As Nature