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Abi Leveille

Doctoral Student

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

About

Abi Leveille is a doctoral student and teaching assistant in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  She received a Master of Arts in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago in 2020, where her thesis focused on the improvised performance of role-playing games to digital audiences during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  She holds a BA in Theatre with a double minor in psychology and neuroscience from Lawrence University. Her current research interests include new media, performance, and identity in online spaces.

Education

BA in Theatre Arts from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI
MA in Social Sciences (Sociology) from the University of Chicago