Lauren Chivington (they/them) is a 2nd-year Ph.D. student in The Ohio State University’s English department, focusing on comics studies and composition. They have a MAPH from the University of Chicago and have been published in the International Journal Of Comic Art (2018) and in ImageTexT (2021). They are currently writing their dissertation on the empty speech balloon, both on and off the comic page. Lauren is currently interested in autobiography, trauma studies, disability studies, LGBTQIA+ studies, digital media, composition, and graphic medicine.

https://laurenchivington.wordpress.com/