Photovoice
What is photovoice?
Photovoice is an approach to learning about other people’s perspectives through photography and words. Anna uses the research method of photovoice as it originated with Carolyn Wang and Mary Ann Burris in the 1990s. Anna incorporates her many years of mixed-methods research experience in applying the technique.
Who can use it?
Photovoice works across a wide range of ages, from elementary school through older adults. It can be particularly helpful for engaging with people who speak a different language from the dominant language around them, such as for Spanish-speaking people living in an English-speaking community.
What are the applications?
Through photovoice, we can learn about individual perspectives on a topic, such as barriers and facilitators to engaging in a behavior. Photovoice projects culminate in community events and opportunities to motivate and inspire policy change.
Examples of photovoice projects that Anna directed or mentored
Aging in New Hampshire: Using photovoice to engage the perspectives of communities of color and of language minorities
Healthy Social Media Use Among Middle Schoolers
Geisel’s Center for Health Equity Project with Native American Communities to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living
Barriers and facilitators to: eating fruits & vegetables, physical activity, and healthy sleep patterns among middle schoolers, high schoolers, and older adults