Tune in to the exceptional first episode of the LHS:STAT AB POR You (Arts-based Patient-Oriented Research [for] You series, where we engage in reflexive conversations on arts-based knowledge mobilization and what it means for whom, with whom, and by whom this work is being done. Hosted by Candace Ramjohn, Visual Alchemist and Knowledge Mobilization Specialist for the Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit, this episode features Kathy Sitter, PhD, and
Canada Research Chair in Multisensory Storytelling in Research and Knowledge Translation, Dorothy Killam Fellow, and Professor with the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, and Adjunct Professor with the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University. Dr. Sitter's transdisciplinary research advances novel sensory methodologies that center on lived experience and support whole-person care to inform decision-making in healthcare and social practice. She has led and collaborated on projects spanning digital storytelling, theatre, 4D installations, smellscapes, and tactile mapping. Her portfolio includes more than 500 creative and scholarly contributions, with over 200 invited and juried exhibitions. She is the Director of the Multisensory Research Studio, where she leads projects focused on storytelling, accessible research design, and sensory-based knowledge sharing. Highlighted works include:
multisensorystudio.ca
Patientstories.ca
cumming.ucalgary.ca/research/psychi…lm-team-members
Stoplivingsecretlives.com
Cartoon abstract: www.tandfonline.com/action/download…1257_sm0001.jpg
The Cut of It: www.multisensorystudio.ca/the-cut-of-it