title: Translating research findings to promote peace: moving from "field to forum" with verbatim theatre.
abstract: Peace, both personal and global, resides in understanding. Verbatim theatre is introduced as a vehicle for translating research findings to promote understanding and thereby, promote health. By shifting our translation lens from "bench to bedside" to "field to forum," new opportunities arise for moving nursing research-findings to an engaged audience. Stories from Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima survivors were woven into the verbatim performance, With Their Voices Raised. Analysis of audience members' reflections after the performance suggests that verbatim theatre created a connection based in openness, engagement, and trust that informed understanding and raised awareness about peace processes.
authors.affiliation: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA. pliehr@fau.edu
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liehr
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Leavitt
authors.forename: Ryutaro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension; D004324:Drama; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000379:methods*; D014857:Warfare