Feb. 16, 2024
6.28 A Conversation with Julia Whitten
This week Jimmy talks with Massachusetts teacher Julia Whitten. She talks about drama based pedagogy as a tool for neurodivergent success, her journey into theatre education, and working as a disabled teaching artist.
Teacher
Julia (she/her) is a drama educator based in the greater Boston area whose scholarship focuses on disability arts and inclusive arts education. The Georgia native holds a BA from Georgia College and State University, where she concentrated her work in management, design, and arts integration. As a Theatre Education and Applied Theatre MFA candidate at Emerson College, she is passionate about exploring how applied theatre practice, disability studies, and justice studies informs her work with young people.
