About

Jonah Bossewitch, PhD is an educator, technologist and author who grew up in New York CityHe currently works at Flux Tailor as a fractional CTO and has recently become a suburban dad.  He lives with his parter and their young son in New Haven, CT.

Jonah studied Communications at Columbia University and in 2016 defended his doctoral dissertation, Dangerous Gifts: Towards a New Wave of Psychiatric Resistance, which examines significant shifts in the politics of psychiatric resistance and mental health activism. He has been organizing around mental health issues for over a decade, and cares deeply about the environment, social justice and privacy.

He has over 20+ years of experience as a professional software architect, designer, and developer. He is an active free/open source contributor whose technical interests include ethical AI, algorithmic fairness, Linux, Python, Content/Learning Management, and Annotations. He loves to bike ride, travel, scuba dive, and play the bass. He earned a masters in Communication and Education at Teachers College (’07) and graduated  from Princeton University (’97) with a BA Cum Laude in Philosophy, and certificates in Computer Science and Cognitive Studies.

3 Responses to “About”

  1. February 3rd, 2008 | 6:20 pm

    […] Jonah Bossewitch had written up PLIP #136 (Plone improvement proposal) to get content licensing support native in […]

  2. King
    May 8th, 2009 | 1:02 am

    Whats up Light Brother
    How are you
    this is King.
    I got your book, its got some serious knowledge in it
    I want to return it to you
    When are you free
    What part of the city do you stay in?

    Travel Safe
    Brother

  3. Bob Braxton
    January 19th, 2010 | 2:49 pm

    Just read your OLPC emailed essay on my msn account.

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