Idevania Geraldina Costa, Lakehead University

Research

Digital storytelling Narrative research Social sciences Inclusivity Vulnerable people participatory visual methodology patients' voices Advocacy

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 · Principal investigator
$29,990
Our voices, our stories: An action-oriented outreach and knowledge exchange webinar series
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$68,520
Digital storytelling: A tool for promoting critical reflection, advancing inclusivity and creating trauma-informed wound care.
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$64,964

All 4 grants and awards

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

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Geraldina Costa, Idevania

$29,990

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

Principal 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.

Principal 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

Principal 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 CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Digital storytelling Dear Professor Geraldina Costa, 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]. Your research on digital storytelling connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Arts Transformed: A Scoping Review of Digital Storytelling as a Tool to Illuminate Lived Experiences and Amplify Voices of Equity-deserving Populations" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]