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A Shared Dream: Using Digital Storytelling in East Africa to Support Public Health
May 5 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and Dr. Carmen Logie are pleased to present: A Shared Dream: Using Digital Storytelling in East Africa to Support Public Health
Learn how digital storytelling is being used to engage global communities in public health research and outreach. View a portion of the documentary, A Shared Dream, followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Professor Carmen Logie, on how this innovative, community-based intervention can stimulate conversation on topics from gender equality to substance abuse and mental health — and ultimately inspire change.
Our panelists include leaders in the field of digital storytelling, whose unique and inspiring work is making a significant difference in global public health.
Date: Monday, May 5, 2025
Time: 3:00 to 4:00
Location: Room 320 (3rd floor Student Lounge)
Register to attend A Shared Dream
All are welcome.
Featured Panelists
Dr. Jennifer Brenner
Assistant Dean, Global Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Dr. Jenn Brenner is a pediatrician and professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, where she serves as Assistant Dean of Global Health. She has led numerous maternal, newborn, and child health initiatives in East Africa.
Robens Mutatina
MSc., Digital Storytelling Lead, Healthy Child Uganda
Robens Mutatina is a public health specialist at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, where he serves as the Digital Storytelling focal person for Healthy Child Uganda. He has over seven years of experience in maternal, newborn, and child health, and recently earned a Master’s in Health Information Technology.
Dr. Mike Lang
Founder & Lead Trainer, Common Language Digital Storytelling & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary
Dr. Michael Lang is filmmaker, Digital Storytelling Facilitator and adjunct assistant professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary, where his research focuses on digital storytelling as a tool for education, advocacy, research, and therapeutic value. His work explores how participatory media can support patient-centered care and improve health outcomes across diverse populations.
Teddy Kyomuhangi
Senior Manger, Healthy Child Uganda, Department of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Teddy Kyomuhangi is the Senior Manager of Healthy Child Uganda in the Department of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). She has been instrumental in implementing community-based health initiatives, including the MamaToto approach, to enhance maternal and child health in Southwestern Uganda.
Moderator
Dr. Carmen Logie
Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto; Adjunct Scientist, Women’s College Research Institute; Adjunct Professor at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health
Dr. Carmen Logie is a Canada Research Chair in Global Health Equity and Social Justice with Marginalized Populations. Her research advances understanding of, and develops interventions to address, stigma and other social ecological factors associated with HIV and STI prevention and care. She is particularly interested in understanding and addressing intersectional stigma and its sexual, reproductive, and mental health impacts, with a focus on HIV and STI.
Learn more about digital storytelling
Listen to the podcast Co-Created, episode 30, “Margins to Mainstream Through Storytelling,” which features an interview with Professor Carmen Logie on how she uses digital storytelling in her research to empower communities “to find their voices and drive change from within.”