Sarah van Borek
Sarah Van Borek

Publications

A diverse collection of insightful studies and methodological explorations that address pressing global issues, ranging from climate change and health vulnerabilities to the empowerment of marginalised communities. Each publication reflects a commitment to advancing knowledge and fostering dialogue in fields reflecting some of Sarah’s primary research interests such as health equity, education, and environmental justice. 

Experiences of drought and flooding, resource insecurity, and sexual health among youth in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya: qualitative multi-method findings

Sexual Health

Experiences of drought and flooding, resource insecurity, and sexual health among youth in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya: qualitative multi-method findings

Logie, C.H., MacNeil, A., Hasham, A., Kagunda, J., Evelia, H., Gachoki, C., Omondi, B., Wanjiru, M., Van Borek, S., Gittings, L., Narasimhan, M. (2026)
Filmmaking in participatory research and knowledge translation at the intersections of health and the environment<br />

Chapter 15. Visual Culture

Filmmaking in participatory research and knowledge translation at the intersections of health and the environment

Van Borek, S. (2026) in Abrams, A., Bates, V., and Gomez, R. (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Health and Environmental Humanities, pp. 223-237.

Developing a Song and Animated Music Video for Reducing Stigma With Sex Professionals

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Esengo (“Joy”): Methods for Developing a Song and Animated Music Video for Reducing Stigma With Sex Professionals in Pointe-Noire, Congo.

Logie, C.H., Van Borek, S., Puvaneyshwaran, D., MacKenzie, F., Hasham, A., Mbende, B., Boumba, A., Linguissi, L.S.G., Loemba, H. (2026)

Climate change and resource insecurity-related mental health stressors among young adolescents in Kenya

Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health

Climate change and resource insecurity-related mental health stressors among young adolescents in Kenya: Qualitative multi-method insights.

Kagunda, J., Hasham, A., Logie, C.H., Evelia, H., Gachoki, C., Omondi, B., Chege, M., Okuto, M., Van Borek, S., Wu, I., Gittings, L. (2026)

mapping study to increase HIV and STI testing with female sex professionals in Pointe Noire, Congo

International Journal of STD & AIDS

Findings from a participatory mapping study to increase HIV and STI testing with female sex professionals in Pointe Noire, Congo.

Logie, C.H., Admassu, Z., MacKenzie, F., Puvaneyshwaran, D., Van Borek, S., Mbende, B., Boumba, L., Linguissi, LSG., Loemba, H. (2026)

Co-Creating an Intersectional Water Justice Toolkit and Documentary in Cape Town,

Health Promotion Practice

Co-Creating an Intersectional Water Justice Toolkit and Documentary in Cape Town, South Africa

Puvaneyshwaran, D., Logie, C.H., Van Borek, S., Abrams, A., Grootboom, L., MacKenzie, F., Taing, L., Perez-Brumer, A., Gittings, L. (2026)

Developing digital stories with youth on climate change and HIV vulnerabilities in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Developing digital stories with youth on climate change and HIV vulnerabilities in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya; Methods and reflections.

Logie, C.H., Van Borek, S., Hasham, A., Kaguna, J., Evelia, H., Omondi, B., Asava, A., Gachoki, C., Chege, M., Mwangi, M., Gittings, L. (2025)

Extreme Weather Events and Linkages with HIV Vulnerabilities Among Young Sex Workers and Sexually Diverse Men in Nairobi, Kenya: Qualitative Multi-method Insights.

AIDS and Behavior

Extreme Weather Events and Linkages with HIV Vulnerabilities Among Young Sex Workers and Sexually Diverse Men in Nairobi, Kenya: Qualitative Multi-method Insights.

Logie, C.H., MacNeil, A., Hasham, A., Evelia, H., Kagunda, J., Van Borek, S., Omondi, B., Gachoki, C., Wanjiru, M., Gittings, L., Perez-Brumer, A., Newman, P.A. (2025)

Climate change, resource insecurities, and sexual and reproductive health among very young adolescents in Kenya: a multi-method qualitative inquiry.

BMJ Global Health

Climate change, resource insecurities, and sexual and reproductive health among very young adolescents in Kenya: a multi-method qualitative inquiry.

Logie, C.H., Hasham, A., Kagunda, J., Evelia, H., Gachoki, C., Omondi, B., Wanjiru, M., Gittings, L, Van Borek, S., Newman, P., Fuller-Thomson, E., Taing, L., Sternthal, I., Weiser, S., Hogg, R., & Turan, J. (2025)

Confluency: Development of an interactive mobile art exhibit and resource on water justice in South Africa and Canada.

Health Promotion Practice

Confluency: Development of an interactive mobile art exhibit and resource on water justice in South Africa and Canada.

Logie, C. H., Van Borek, S., Gittings, L., Abrams, A., Carden, K., Black, G.F., MacKenzie, F., Mpofu-Mketwa, T.J., & Abazeed, A. (2024)

The process of developing an augmented reality (AR) tool for knowledge translation on climate change related experiences among youth in Kenya.

Journal of Global Health Reports

The process of developing an augmented reality (AR) tool for knowledge translation on climate change related experiences among youth in Kenya.

Van Borek, S., Logie, C.H., Kagunda, J., Gachoki, C., Chege, M., Mwangi, M., Hevalia, H., Omondi, B., Asava, A., Okuto, M., Hasham, A., Gittings, L, & Taing, L. (2024)

Esengo ya Bosembo (‘Joy of Equity’): Development of an advocacy video to reduce stigma and to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights of women sex professionals in Pointe-Noire, Congo Republic.

Health Promotion Practice

Esengo ya Bosembo (‘Joy of Equity’): Development of an advocacy video to reduce stigma and to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights of women sex professionals in Pointe-Noire, Congo Republic.

Van Borek, S., Logie, C.H., Mbende, B., Linguissi, L.S.G., MacKenzie, F., Ouedraogo, A., Lad, A, Boumba, A., Gittings, L., & Loemba, H. (2024)

A creative approach to participatory mapping on climate change impacts among very young adolescents in Kenya.

Journal of Global Health Reports

A creative approach to participatory mapping on climate change impacts among very young adolescents in Kenya.

Logie, C.H., Van Borek, S., Lad, A., et al. (2023)

Respecting local knowledge keepers through cellphilms featuring local water bodies: towards decolonizing water management.

AQUA – Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society

Respecting local knowledge keepers through cellphilms featuring local water bodies: towards decolonizing water management.

Van Borek, S., & Abrams, A.L. (2023)

Towards an unhidden curriculum. Network for international policies and cooperation in education and training

NORRAG Special Issue

Towards an unhidden curriculum. Network for international policies and cooperation in education and training (NORRAG) Special Issue 07: Education in Times of Climate Change: 41-44.

Van Borek, S. (2022)

Water as artist-collaborator: Posthumanism and reconciliation in relational media arts-based education.

Reconceptualizing Educational Research Methodology

Water as artist-collaborator: Posthumanism and reconciliation in relational media arts-based education. Reconceptualizing Educational Research Methodology, (12)1: 99-128.

Van Borek, S. (2021)

A media arts-based praxis process of building towards a relational model of curriculum oriented towards reconciliation through water justice.

Journal of Decolonising Disciplines

A media arts-based praxis process of building towards a relational model of curriculum oriented towards reconciliation through water justice. Journal of Decolonising Disciplines, 1(2): 6-51.

Van Borek, S. (2021)

(Toward) Sound research practice: Podcast-building as modelling relational sensibilities at the water-climate change nexus in Cape Town.

The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts

(Toward) Sound research practice: Podcast-building as modelling relational sensibilities at the water-climate change nexus in Cape Town. The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts, 14(1): 9-27.

Van Borek, S., & James, A. (2019)

Arts bring nature connections to life

The Goose

Arts bring nature connections to life. The Goose, 14(2): 6-10.

Beer, T., & Van Borek, S. (2016)

Making nature’s value visible: Video artists as citizen scientists.

The European Scientific Journal

Making nature’s value visible: Video artists as citizen scientists. The European Scientific Journal, 10(10): 177–186.

Van Borek, S. (2014)

Natural capital: Illuminating the true value of nature’s services through community-engaged, site-specific creative production and exhibition.

Sustainability: The Journal of Record

Natural capital: Illuminating the true value of nature’s services through community-engaged, site-specific creative production and exhibition. Sustainability: The Journal of Record, 6(5): 282–288.

Van Borek, S. (2013)

We’re drinking the tears of our ancestors: Reflections on a music video as decolonising PhD practice towards water justice.

PIMA Bullet No. 46

We’re drinking the tears of our ancestors: Reflections on a music video as decolonising PhD practice towards water justice. PIMA Bullet No. 46 – Special issue on climate justice education.

Van Borek, S. (2023)