Jenny Sadler '07 develops therapeutic role for photography

Jenny Sadler 07

Jenny Sadler '07

For a senior thesis project, psychology major Jenny Sadler has put a fresh spin on an old cliché — the one about a picture being worth a thousand words.

Sadler is investigating photography’s therapeutic potential for adults with developmental disabilities. She has asked clients at a Lewiston mental health services facility to use cameras to respond to questions about their lives. She and the photographers then talk about the images. [More…]