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Professor Paul Halferty, co-Director of the UCD Centre for Canadian Studies, and Professor Lizbeth Goodman, Dobbin Fellow and Director of SMARTlab, will introduce the amazing Dr Lisa Boivin, sharing her work and praxis in advance of her forthcoming residency in Dublin, commencing in October 2025.

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.

Lisa is a Craig Dobbin Research Fellow, who will take up residence at UCD in October 2025, through the Centre for Canadian Studies in association with SMARTlab and the School of Geography, supported by the Craig Dobbin Fellowship Programme.

Wednesday, 25th June:

5.00 – 6.00 pm IST:      Special Guest Lecture by Dr Lisa Boivin

Join Zoom Meeting https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/65724817928?pwd=wP40vCParmVgICa4QcJgzqbSp4yFr0.1 

Meeting ID: 657 2481 7928

Passcode:  773498

All welcome to join!