Join the Office of Research Trainees and UHN Indigenous Educator and Dene Artist, Dr. Lisa Boivin, for an interactive and in-person photovoice workshop for a showcase of Indigenous image-based storytelling and how it can be utilized to reflect on a share personal experiences and science!

• Date & Time: October 22, 2025 | 2:00 to 4:00 PM
• Location: Ontario Power Building (700 University Ave.), 7^th Floor, Room 7-114

Through the workshop, Lisa will introduce participants to the Indigenous tradition of image-based storytelling and how to utilize the teachings as a strategy to reflect on and share their identity and research projects. Each participant will receive a package with an animal figurine, various props, and an accompanying Indigenous animal teaching. Using their smartphones, participants will be asked to create an interpretation of their research or identity with the items provided, all while combining the animal teaching into their images.

This workshop is free and open to UHN trainees, postdoctoral researchers, and staff! Spots are limited, register now!

Dr. Lisa Boivin’s Bio:

Dr. Lisa Boivin is a member of the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation in Denendeh (Northwest Territories). She is the Indigenous Educator at University Health Network and The Center for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health’s (Ganawishkadawe) at Women’s College Hospital in Tkaronto (Toronto). She creates arts-based curricula for healthcare researchers and providers, using participatory image-based workshops to educate about the colonial barriers Indigenous patients navigate in the current healthcare system. Lisa has researched and developed educational materials for multiple Senators, CIHR Scientific Directors, hospitals and academic institutions. She is an award-winning author and illustrator of We Dream Medicine Dreams, and I Will See you Again. These two books educate young readers about the power of land-based wellness and healing. Lisa has also authored and illustrated chapters in several medical, arts humanities textbooks. She strives to humanize clinical medicine as she situates her art in the Indigenous continuum of passing knowledge through images.