Dr. Erin Kamler, PhD is an American writer, composer, musician and academic researcher who works at the intersection of feminist social justice and the arts. Over the past fifteen years, Erin has worked as a gender equality consultant and program director for international development agencies, NGOs, academic institutions and civil society organizations in Thailand, Burma, and throughout Southeast and East Asia. Her book, “Rewriting the Victim: Dramatization as Research in Thailand’s Anti-Trafficking Movement” is available from Oxford University Press.
An award-winning composer and playwright, Erin grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and began working in the arts at a young age before going on to win multiple awards for her musicals, including the Los Angeles Ovation Award for Best Book, Music and Lyrics for an Original Musical, the Backstage Garland Awards for Best Playwriting and Best Musical Score (DIVORCE! THE MUSICAL); New Dramatists’ Frederick Loewe Award for Best Original Musical (RUNWAY SIXTY-NINE); and Stephen Sondheim’s Young Playwrights Award. As a singer and songwriter, her recordings can be heard on numerous albums and films.