Rachel S. Y. 

Chen

An Asian woman with short hair sits with her hands overlapped in front of her. She wears a checkered top and a colorful suit. On her neck is an owl pendant and on her index finger a signet ring. She smiles at the camera.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR & DESIGNER & MUSICIAN

ABOUT RACHEL

I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where I conduct interdisciplinary research and teaching in the areas of disability, embodied interaction, and design. I also have an art practice involving improvisation, song-writing, and tinkering.

Mozart sonatas
with Jeanne Bamberger

Nose bop
Magical Musical Mat v. 2

Rachel and Violin
Magical Musical Mat v. 4

“Being, Belonging, Doing, Connecting.”

Alice Wong,

Disability Invisibility

PHILOSOPHY

Rachel believes that ethical research on disability involves disabled individuals at the very core, and a creative integration of art, fun, and discipline. 

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