Bio
Linda Liebenberg, PhD., is a researcher and evaluator with a core interest in children and youth with complex needs, and the communities they live in. Her work explores the promotion of positive youth development and mental health through civic engagement and community development. As a key component of this work, Linda reflects critically on how best to conduct research and evaluations with children and their communities, including participatory image-based methods; sophisticated longitudinal quantitative designs; and the design of measurement instruments used with children and youth. Linda has presented internationally and published extensively on these topics of research and youth.
Research Interests
Youth mental health; community resilience; global mental health; mental health in all policies; participatory action research; arts-based methods; mixed methods
Publications
Youth of Spaces & Places, Eskasoni, Liebenberg, L., Reich, J., Hutt-MacLeod, D., Denny, J-F., & Gould, M. R. (2022). Two-eyed seeing for youth wellness: Promoting positive outcomes with interwoven resilience resources. Transcultural Psychiatry. DOI:10.1177/13634615221111025
Liebenberg, L. (2022). Photovoice and being intentional about empowerment. Health Promotion Practice, 23(2), 267-273. DOI: 10.1177/15248399211062902
Liebenberg, L., Wall, D., Wood, M., & Hutt-MacLeod, D. (2019). Spaces & Places: Understanding sense of belonging and cultural engagement among Indigenous youth. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 18, 1-10. DOI: 10.1177/1609406919840547