Ling DeBellis is a PhD student in Health Psychology at Rice University, studying grief & bereavement in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and how using art as medicine can better people's minds, health, and lives. 

She earned a B.S. in evolutionary biology and B.A. in visual arts from Rice University in 2023. Her passion is bringing art and science together in meaningful ways. Primarily using experimental filmmaking and abstract collage, Ling is fond of exploratory, beautifully provocative, and self-reflective ideas, especially those pushing social boundaries and playing with cultural (mis)communications. She has completed various artistic installations at Rice University, Moody Center for the Arts, and Sleepy Cyborg Gallery in Houston. Living with a polio-like neurological condition and using a wheelchair, Ling is also excited to champion disability advocacy with a diverse lens.