Valerie Noftle

Building on her three previous graduate degrees in Law (Osgoode Hall), Journalism (Western University) and Political Science (Dalhousie University), Noftle brings a truly interdisciplinary approach to her PhD in Cultural Studies at Queen’s. As an artist with a working studio, Noftle weaves photo based art and audio into her innovative and thought provoking research, with relationship building through storytelling as her fulcrum. With a focus on visual cultural identity, Noftle seeks to facilitate communication and increase understanding among different peoples by creating visual bridges across cultures.