Intersectionality: Disability Justice & Student Support - 8/2/2021

Conversation Overview

Meet and connect with members of AUDJA and AUS's new Student Support & Retention Specialist for a Messy Conversation on Disability Justice and Student Support.

Jess Minckley, MFA (they/she) is an artist, professor, disabled person, and student of clinical mental health counseling and art therapy at Antioch University Seattle. Jess is a Diversity Fellow for 2021. Jess works with adults with chronic illness and acquired disabilities at the Center for Chronic Illness. They are a founding member of the intercampus Antioch University Disability Justice Alliance (AUDJA) and the "Queer Club". Jess is the student liaison for the state of Washington with the Evergreen Art Therapy Association (EATA). She is a member of the Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) honors society and the Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ) division of the American Counseling Association. Jess also serves as the Co-chair of the Social Justice Task Force at the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP).

Danyaile Hammond recently received an MA in Education at Antioch Seattle where she serves as the Student Success and Retention Specialist. She has over a decade of professional and volunteer experience promoting equity and inclusion and supporting diverse communities. In 2020, Hammond was awarded a diversity fellowship.  As a Diversity fellow, she introduced the Antioch community to the Under Our Skin series created by The Seattle Times. This series examined diversity-related topics and sparked rich discussions that challenged assumptions and worked to build common ground. Since the end of the fellowship term, she has continued working closely with the current Diversity fellows and assisting them with their monthly diversity dialogue events. Danyaile also currently serves as the student liaison for AUS’ Black Student Union and the co-chair for the campus’ Diversity Council. She plans to continue her research on effectively supporting nontraditional students in higher education as a student in Antioch’s EdD in Educational & Professional Practice, Social Justice Leadership starting this fall. Danyaile is excited to engage in any conversation that helps move forward Antioch’s diversity and anti-racist goals as she believes staying engaged in the institution’s equity-work is important to fostering a supportive environment for all students.

Shoshana Glick (she/her) is a queer disabled white-bodied Jewish cis-woman studying couple and family therapy and drama therapy at Antioch University Seattle.

Meg Mayo (she/they) is a 3rd-year clinical psychology student at Antioch University New England. Megan completed a practicum at the University of Vermont and will be starting another at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital in Vermont. She is a member of the intercampus Antioch University Disability Justice Alliance (AUDJA) and has a special interest in bringing disability and ableism more explicitly into the training of mental health professionals.