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Karen Nakamura

Karen Nakamura (she/they) is a distinguished disability scholar and activist with much of their work done in both Japan and the US. Her primary areas of interest is anthropology, disability, queer studies, social policy, and technology.

Other titles they hold include:

  • Robert and Colleen Haas Distinguished Chair in Disability Studies at UC Berkeley 
  • Professor of Cultural and Visual Anthropology at UC Berkeley. 
  • Director of the UC Berkeley Disability Lab.
  • Executive Producer of the Madcast.
http://www.disability.jp/nakamura/