Participatory Action Research for Community-based Emergency Health Response in Latin America, with Jeannie Samuel

This discussion will focus on the use of Participatory Action Research in an internationally funded, multi-partner project in Guatemala. The project aims to support community-based response to extreme weather events through research and advocacy.

Speaker Profile

Jeannie Samuel is an interdisciplinary scholar with a Ph.D. in Public Health Sciences from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, with expertise in health equity and human rights. She is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Health and Society program, Department of Social Science at York University. Dr. Samuel teaches in the areas of environmental health, gender and health, and community-engaged learning. She has a particular interest in participatory action research, community engaged and hands-on learning practices. She is currently the NPI on an NFRF/IDRC funded project on community-based emergency response to extreme weather events in Guatemala, in collaboration with partner organizations there.

Register below and join us on Wednesday, November 27, at 1 p.m. ET

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