Anjelika Deogirikar Grossman is a Washington, DC educator, activist artist, and researcher. A FY25 grantee of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ Fellowship Program, Anjelika is an artist-in-residence at the Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Currently, she has two Research Fellowships through the Gender+ Justice Initiative, and Medical Humanities. Through her public humanities practice, she explores ways to understand how creativity is an asset for individuals and communities. Anjelika Deogirikar Grossman received a Certificate in Arts and Peacebuilding Culture from the Political Leadership Academy at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University in 2023; in addition, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and a minor in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University, and is a graduate student in the Engaged and Public Humanities program at Georgetown University.