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Nisha Sajnani

Director of the Graduate Program in Drama Therapy and Theatre & Health Lab at New York University

Nisha Sajnani, PhD RDT/BCT is the Director of the Program in Drama Therapy and Theatre & Health Lab at New York University. She is the co-founding co-director of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, established in collaboration with the World Health Organization to measurably improve lives through the arts. 

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Essay

How Can Theatremakers Be Partners in Public Health? Just Ask Eureka Day

2 April 2025

In Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day, a mumps outbreak draws private school parents into heated debates about vaccination requirements. Dr. Nisha Sajnani, co-director of the Jameel Arts and Health Lab, positions the play as a much-needed salve to one of the most polarizing public health issues of our time.

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A Drama Therapist’s Perspective on Teaching Theatre in Times of Crisis

21 July 2020

Nisha Sajnani, a drama therapist and educator, offers a few tips to other theatre educators who may be feeling overwhelmed about the prospect of teaching online or in person again this fall.

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