Catherine Phillips, Lakehead University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Lakehead University profile.

Latest papers

Living with hard-to-heal wounds: A global health challenge explored through analytic sketches.
Health (London, England : 1997) · 2025 · first author
Mutual humanization: a visual exploration of relationships in medical care.
The Journal of medical humanities · 2012 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

The Arts Transformed: A Scoping Review of Digital Storytelling as a Tool to Illuminate Lived Experiences and Amplify Voices of Equity-deserving Populations
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$29,990
Our voices, our stories: An action-oriented outreach and knowledge exchange webinar series
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$68,520
Digital storytelling: A tool for promoting critical reflection, advancing inclusivity and creating trauma-informed wound care.
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$64,964

All 4 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Living with hard-to-heal wounds: A global health challenge explored through analytic sketches.

Phillips C, Powell E, Camargo Plazas P, Costa IG

Health (London, England : 1997)2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/13634593251407058 PMID: 41472568

02

Mutual humanization: a visual exploration of relationships in medical care.

Phillips C

The Journal of medical humanities2012First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10912-012-9175-7 PMID: 22407362

The Arts Transformed: A Scoping Review of Digital Storytelling as a Tool to Illuminate Lived Experiences and Amplify Voices of Equity-deserving Populations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Geraldina Costa, Idevania

$29,990

Our voices, our stories: An action-oriented outreach and knowledge exchange webinar series

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Geraldina Costa, Idevania

Keywords: Equitable and holistic care; social inclusion; social movement; community-engagement; patients' narratives; social determinants of health; patient's bill of right

$68,520

Digital storytelling: A tool for promoting critical reflection, advancing inclusivity and creating trauma-informed wound care.

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Geraldina Costa, Idevania

Keywords: Digital storytelling; Narrative research; Social sciences; Inclusivity; Vulnerable people; participatory visual methodology; patients' voices; Advocacy; humanized care; trauma-informed care

$64,964

Our voices, our stories: A national exchange on humanizing trauma-informed wound care, healing and recovery

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Geraldina Costa, Idevania

Keywords: national exchange; patients voices and perspectives; humanizing care; sustainable wound care; healing and recovering

$49,110

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Pilar Camargo Plazas

Community Health Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Phillips, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Living with hard-to-heal wounds: A global health challenge explored through analytic sketches." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]