Elizabeth Barreca, HES major, will complete her two-semester senior capstone project when she makes the fourth presentation on her Photovoice project. Lizzie received a SHSE mini-grant, a MO-PIP grant, and senior grant from the Student Public Health Association to fund her project, “A Snapshot of Mental Wellness.” The Photovoice method allowed Lizzie to recruit 24 participants to submit up to five photographs with an accompanying caption explaining what mental wellness meant to them. All participants were interviewed and the data collected was analyzed quantitatively. On April 3, 2017, a gallery showing of the “Snapshot of Mental Wellness” was held in the SUB from 5-9:00 p.m.
To date, Lizzie has made three presentations of her study. First, she presented her project at the SHSE Mini-Grant Conference on April 4, a hands-on Photovoice learning session on mental wellness at the Meeting of the Minds in Kansas City, on April 8, at the Student Research Conference on April 20, and will make her final project presentation at the HLTH 440 Showcase on May 4, 2017.