Linda Luu is an interdisciplinary historian of mental health and therapeutic culture. Currently, Linda is the 2025-2026 Public Humanities Fellow at the NYU Prison Education Project and is completing a PhD in American Studies at New York University.

Their research examines the entanglements between U.S. empire, racialized statecraft, and the psychological sciences. Broadly, Linda’s research, activism, and teaching are invested in unfolding the intimate and interpersonal aspects of violence and in countering carceral approaches to addressing harm.

Linda graduated from Hunter College with a B.A. in Sociology and Asian American Studies. Outside of academia, Linda organizes with Survived and Punished-NY and is a member of the Chinatown Art Brigade.