Thanks for navigating to my site! My name is Kaleb Germinaro, Ph.D., and I am an artist, writer, scholar, problem solver and student of many things. The core of my passions are around the percolation and cultivation of ideas, designing opportunities to explore interests, and constructing space for relationships to be realized. My framing and focus is informed by my attention to spatial, relational, political and historical dimensions of possibility.

Currently living in Chicago, IL, I have had the privilege of engaging with this place, learning and loving how it’s added to my journey and supported me over time while allowing me to grow. I moved here from Seattle, where I attended the University of Washington and was able to spend time stewarding Estelita’s Library. I moved there from Philly where I went to the University of Pennsylvania and received my BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics with a focus in Urban Studies and my master’s in Human Development. I moved to Philly from Phoenix, where I grew up and played football, allowing me to play in college. I then was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 19, which set me on my disability justice and academic path. This is key to my story as I keenly pay attention to and focus on space, how my disability and Blackness are supported and/or suppressed in spaces, and how I navigate justice and liberation through my spatial orientations.

Many things are important to me; they all boil down to supporting livingness in many forms. Sometimes it looks like designing a lesson plan, and other times it looks like facilitating the adoption of a dog or creating stories through visual modalities. In my free time I enjoy animals, biking and short (incline-less) strolls through the woods and my pup. I also am a professional photographer, writer and curate creative experiences of infusing art in daily life. If not teaching or writing, you will likely find me on an environmental trip behind a lens. Enjoy.