Tina Catania
Ableism, Classism, Sexism, Medical literature and representations, Catholicism/Christianity, Feminism
Experience
Lived experience, BA in Women's Studies, Italian, Social Science MA/PHD in Social Science & Women's Studies, Academic/nonfiction copy editor and developmental/structural editor. Taught high-school creative writing workshops, published non-fiction author
Reading Interests
All genres welcome except horror and erotica
Nathaniel Glanzman
Transgender, Autism Spectrum Disorder/Asperger's Syndrome, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder/Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Asian American/Filipino
Experience
Lived experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, teaches sensitivity reading
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Jessie Maimone
Biracial (Black & white), chronic illness (ulcerative colitis), anxiety
Experience
Lived experience, M.S. in Book Publishing and Library and Information Science, professional experience
Reading Interests
Romance, Children's and young adult books
Isabelle Felix
Black, Haitian American, Afro Latina/e, Chronic migraines, Hard-of-Hearing (HoH), Physical rehabilitation (regarding mobility), Survivor of Natural Disaster, Family member with mental and emotional health disorders
Experience
Lived experience, background in Psychology (research and therapy), experience as a sensitivity reader
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Gulnaz Saiyed
Indian American, Muslim, Anxiety, foster/adoptive parent (*not* qualified to read for adoptees or those who are/have been in foster care), learning and cognition, special needs parenting
Experience
Lived experience; academic research on Islamic feminism and women's issues; ethnographer of racial, cultural, and power dynamics in learning environments; curriculum writer; editor/writer, MFA Candidate in Writing for Young People at Lesley University; MS in Journalism.
Reading Interests
Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children's Literature, Academic Writing
Georgina Kamsika
British Asian (second generation Indian), Biracial, Bisexual, Non binary
Experience
Lived experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, published author
Reading Interests
All genres welcome