Cognitive science | The Harriet Tubman Institute /research/tubman The Harriet Tubman Institute at 91亚色 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:39:59 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 Sesina Issak /research/tubman/profile/sesina-issak/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:34:38 +0000 /research/tubman/?post_type=profile&p=8586 Sesina Issak is an undergraduate Cognitive Science student at 91亚色 whose work weaves together cultural memory, post-conflict recovery, and speculative imagination. Her research explores how frameworks like Afrofuturism can serve as tools for socio-economic justice, narrative reclamation, and psychological healing. A current DARE recipient, she is conducting research under Dr. Sylvia Bawa on African futurities rooted in decolonial ethics and pan-African solidarity. Originally from Tigray, Ethiopia, Sesina is deeply invested in designing futures鈥攂oth scholarly and material鈥攖hat speak to survival, regeneration, and self-determined development in the aftermath of conflict.

Keywords: Post-conflict recovery, Psychological healing, Cognitive science, Systems thinking, Creative resistance

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