NINE ABAD, Instructor
Nine Abad is the Vice President of the University of Houston Honors Policy debate team and an assistant coach for Seven Lakes High School. As a coach, they have mentored students in World Schools, Policy, Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas, and various speech and interpretation events. Nine has coached teams to deep elimination rounds of the TOC, NSDA, and TFA. As a current competitor in policy debate, Nine is a two time NDT qualifier and has won multiple novice and JV championships. Outside of debate, Nine engages in academic research related to Filipino folklore, Indigenous religions, and diaspora studies.