Nadia Galvan Hernandez

Nadia (ella/she/her/hers) is a brown immigrant woman from Mexico. Trauma care, art, and social justice are central for her. She self-identified as a Mad person, which is a reclaimed term for people who have been in contact with psychiatric and psychological services, which in her case is rooted in complex PTSD, and transgenerational trauma. She is a grateful mamá of an IVF preemie baby, and she lives with chronic pelvic pain. She is an activist for people facing infertility, uterus illnesses, L&D trauma, and postpartum mental health challenges.

Nadia comes from a lineage of activists and community-based art learners. She is a first-generation PhD candidate in the IGS program with a Theme in CESCE. She is also a Research Assistant in the CIIC. With more than 15 years of experience working in community-based art and social programs, her doctoral research project focuses on fighting ableism through Disability Justice and community-based art programs.