Nick Walker
California Institute of Integral Studies, Aiki Arts Center
About this speaker
Dr. Nick Walker is a transdisciplinary scholar, author, and futurist whose work explores the edges and intersections of somatic psychology, depth psychology, queer theory, neurodiversity, embodiment, and transformative practice. She is a faculty member at California Institute of Integral Studies, senior aikido instructor at the Aiki Arts Center in Berkeley, author of the book Neuroqueer Heresies, and one of the foundational thinkers in the emerging field of Neurodiversity Studies. She also writes speculative fiction, including the urban fantasy webcomic Weird Luck.