Adelaide Swanston

Adelaide Swanston (She/her) is a community-based researcher whose work supports the integration of artistic research methods into mental health research. As an MA and soon to be PhD student in the community psychology program at Wilfrid Laurier University Canada, Adelaide continues to receive extensive training on conducting decolonial and participatory action research in community settings. This has grounded her practice in critical inquiry and centering the lived expertise of equity deserving populations. Her master’s thesis, fostered collective healing through artistic practice by bringing together Black women managing PPD to create body maps that artistically reflect their lived experience.