You sit on the floor
rolling words into balls of yarn.
My fingers turn red
from pitting the cherries.
Jennifer Eisenhauer is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at The Ohio State University and an affiliated faculty member in the Disability Studies Program. Her research centers on an exploration of representations of disability in visual culture and particularly the cultural construction of understandings of mental health through both historical and contemporary representations. She has published book chapters and articles in journals such as Studies in Art Education, Disability Studies Quarterly, Visual Arts Research, and Art Education. Her artwork explores similar themes related to the representation of mental illness through multimedia installation and video. Dr. Eisenhauer currently serves on the editorial board for Studies in Art Education and is on the review board for the Review of Disability Studies.