Hand Papermaking and Meaning-making With Student Veterans in Transition: A Qualitative Study (N/NY-RE6129)
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Meredith McMackin, PhD, MFA, MS
Meredith earned her MS in Art Therapy and Ph.D. in Art Education from Florida State University. Inspired by her work with veterans, Meredith focused her dissertation research on papermaking with student veterans in transition. Meredith now lives in Vancouver, Washington, working as an art therapist and mental health counselor.
This paper/presentation provides an overview of a study documenting the experiences of student veterans who participated in a paper-making workshop, transforming military uniforms into handmade paper. The researcher examined how the workshop facilitated the student veteran’s transition into civilian culture and how they interpreted their life experience through the arts.