New in research and creative practices

New research group – Creative and critical approaches to disability and rehabilitation

by Roanne Thomas | Sep 7, 2021

The Creative Practices Lab is excited to introduce its most recent initiative; the creation of a new research group at the University of Ottawa devoted to promoting and facilitating critical and creative approaches to rehabilitation and disability research! We are...

Online participatory art workshops – conference presentation

by Roanne Thomas | Jun 15, 2021

The pandemic resulted in so many changes to the ways in which we conduct research. For one of our projects, we shifted from in-person to online data collection and workshops. Alysson Rheault, a research assistant with our Creative Practices Lab, recently presented a...

Exploring art-making as a source of metaphor for women’s cancer experiences

by Roanne Thomas | Jun 10, 2021

Christine Novy, a PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa School of Rehabilitation Sciences, recently presented a research poster at the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology’s Annual Conference (Virtual, June 2021). In her poster, she discussed findings...