The lab engages communities in research and co-creation of equity focused stories that change current narratives to foster a more just and inclusive society.
Key Objectives
Build Capacity with Communities and Researchers
Build Capacity with Communities and Researchers
We offer storytelling workshops and trainings so researchers can utilize the power of story and disseminate their findings in a more accessible way to colleagues, policymakers, and community changemakers.
Join Forces with other Practitioners in the Field of Narrative Research
Join Forces with other Practitioners in the Field of Narrative Research
It’s a new field and we are all learning together how to truly capitalize on the power of narrative change research in assisting with creating new equitable systems.
Amplify our Stories through Different Channels
Amplify our Stories through Different Channels
We use diverse dissemination channels and formats (i.e. streaming, policy briefs, social media, print) to reach an inclusive audience.
Design for Impact through Strategy and Community Collaboration
Design for Impact through Strategy and Community Collaboration
We co-create social impact strategies with community-based organizations to drive engagement at the local level.
Sustain Relationships with Communities
Sustain Relationships with Communities
We create communication tools and ongoing opportunities for community led conversations and collaborations.
Measure Reach and Impact
Measure Reach and Impact
Evaluation is standard practice across all the lab’s projects because we want to ensure we are REALLY moving from practice to impact.
Our Team
Dilsey Davis
Dilsey Davis
Dilsey Davis, MPH, is an expert media professional with over 20 years of experience in creating, producing, and directing short- and long- form projects, multimedia marketing campaigns, and national and international communication initiatives. She has been using the Arts to create spaces for racial justice work and racial and religious unity for over 24 years. Ms. Davis recently produced and directed four documentary shorts for ITVS/Independent Lens's Stories for Social Justice on rural jails in North Carolina and Tennessee. Last year, she was selected as an inaugural Hindsight filmmaker and produced the documentary short, Now Let Us Sing which is currently airing on PBS and World Channel and screening at film festivals around the country.
Hannah Hamza
Hannah Hamza
Hannah Hamza is an award-winning filmmaker and creative director with more than 15 years of experience, creating nationally and internationally distributed documentaries, films, commercials and multi-media campaigns. Mrs. Hamza’s life experiences are the sum of her passions – storytelling, mentorship, creativity, motherhood and advocacy. Mrs. Hamza worked with several marginalized communities to document their stories, served in a refugee camp in Greece, adopted the best-selling novel, Kaffir Boy, into a screenplay, competed on a reality filmmaking TV show, and worked as a Creative Director and Creative Evangelist for brands like GE, SAS, IBM, CDC, NIH and RTI. Mrs. Hamza fiercely believes in the power of story to change culture and is determined to use her unique life experiences, global perspective, and passion for equity to tell bigger, bolder, and braver narratives that will have lasting impact.
