Davianna Griffin: A surging performing artist-scholar whose research explores 21st century Black womanhood and centers the voices, bodies, and ideas of the Black experience. She received her MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University and has been a visiting professor and choreographed at Slippery Rock University, Old Dominion University, and the Governor’s School for the Arts. She performed professionally with Todd Rosenlieb Dance and is currently a co-founder/performing collaborator with the Thick Like Me (TLM) non-profit. TLM is rooted in Black feminist praxis that fully embraces academic theory, embodiment, and action to promote the liberation of all bodies. She has traveled internationally to El Salvador, Brazil, where she taught classes and facilitated discussions with professional dancers at FUNCEB. Davianna has also collaborated with Hybrid Arts Lab – Urban Arts Space, Virginia Arts Festival Rhythm Project, and the Wexner Center for the Arts to share choreographic work and arts programming.