Tabashshum Jahan (TJ) Islam is a Bangladeshi-American writer and performance artist pursuing their PhD in Social Welfare at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. Their interests include trauma-informed approaches to empower and honor communities through narrative, teaching, and research. They are currently engaging in qualitative research and arts-based inquiry to explore artists’ experiences in receiving a guaranteed income through Creatives Rebuild New York. Their self-care practice includes meditation, teaching themselves piano, and going for long walks.
Tabashshum Jahan (TJ) Islam
Research Fellow
The City University of New York
