Collective for Humanism, Arts, and Storytelling in Medicine (CHASM)
A Community for Medical Humanities at the University of Wisconsin- Madison

Lia Vellardita

Credentials: MA

Position title: Head of Public Services and Outreach

Pronouns: she / her / hers

Email: lia.vellardita@wisc.edu

Website: Ebling Library

Phone: (608) 263-9089

Smiling woman with short brown hair stands in front of a bookshelf filled with various books.

Lia is one of the founding members and managing editor of Corpus Callosum, Ebling Library’s Journal of the Arts. An artist herself, she understands how critical art of all kinds is at both the societal and individual levels, and sees Ebling’s art initiatives as cultivating empathy, compassion, and curiosity in the campus community and beyond.