Amabilita Celessya Shafaswara is pursuing Southeast Asian studies at the University of Washington with the Fulbright Master’s Degree Scholarship. After completing the program, she plans to contribute to both academic work and practical aspects of cultural heritage preservation and conservation.

She is a researcher at the Center for Cultural Studies at Universitas Gadjah Mada, her alma mater, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Javanese language, literature, and culture.