About This Project

The Humboldt County Homeless College Student Photovoice Project sought to explore and understand the supportive and resiliency factors related to homeless college students and their success through Photovoice and narrative inquiry. Throughout the Spring 2018 semester, students were equipped with portable cameras to take pictures of what resiliency looked like to them during their time being without housing.

After photos were developed, students shared stories and engaged in narrative analysis about their experiences. The collection of photos and stories aims to honor homeless student experiences from their lens, highlight the challenges faced in our rural community related to housing particularly for college students, and seek solutions through action research. The collection hopes to offer honest visual data for key stakeholders with the goal of creating change and building upon the supportive and resilience factors students identified in their stories.

About Us

These are the individuals who worked together to bring this Photovoice Project to life

Associate Professor, MSW Director

Social Work

Pam Bowers

Pam Bowers is a social work professor at Cal Poly Humboldt, concentrated on topics of social justice and community action. Research for this photovoice project derived from her work.

Professor

Social Work

Marissa O'Neil

Marissa O'Neil is a professor of social work at Cal Poly Humboldt. O'Neil has worked as a counselor and social worker. She researched in tandem with Pam Bowers for this project.

Scholarly Communications and Digital Scholarship Librarian

Kyle Morgan

Kyle Morgan works at the Cal Poly Humboldt library. He is involved in e-publishing, open access publishing, and more. This project worked closely with his expertise.

Website Designer

Maia Miglio

Maia Miglio is a student at Cal Poly Humboldt. She studies both Psychology and Child Developement. Many of her interests regard social work and community service.