Institution: University of Ottawa ()
Category: Faculty of Health Sciences
Language:
English
Course Description
This interactive mini-course invites students to see health in a new way, through the stories that pictures can tell. Using photovoice, a creative research approach, students will explore how gender, environment, and everyday experiences influence well-being. They will take photographs that reflect empowerment or inequality, discuss what their images reveal, and create short written reflections. The week will end with a youth exhibition, presented digitally or on campus, showcasing their work. Through this process, students will build confidence, empathy, and practical skills in creative expression, observation, critical thinking, and ethical communication through photography.
Biography
"1. Rachel Lawerh, PhD (C), MPH, BSc is a public health researcher, writer, and PhD candidate in Population Health at the University of Ottawa. With a decade of experience leading research, programming, and policy evaluation across multiple African countries and Canada, her current work explores how participatory visual methods can amplify youth voices in sexual and reproductive health. Her doctoral research uses Photovoice to examine the SRHR experiences of young women and girls living with HIV in Ghana, bridging art, evidence, and advocacy. Rachel has facilitated workshops on participatory and youth-engaged research methods globally. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Immigrant Writers Association (Canada) and is a member of the Ghana Public Health Association. Her work reflects her commitment to inclusive, creative, and community-centered approaches in global health scholarship and leadership."
