Category Archives: project

Reflections on Graphic Medicine and Medical Libraries

Torres, R. A. (2021). Reflections on Graphic Medicine and medical libraries. NNLM. Retrieved from https://news.nnlm.gov/psr-latitudes/graphic-medicine-reflections/ ABSTRACT: Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), antiracism, and social justice are buzzwords in higher education and libraries right now. However, as a new graduate from San José State University’s School of Information, I am keenly aware that library and information science… Read More »

The Visual Language of Pain

Graywill, K. L. (2020). The visual language of pain. [Master’s thesis, University of London]. Retrieved from https://www.klgraywill.com/visualpain ABSTRACT: This study sought to address a gap in the literature surrounding what kind of images have the capacity to evoke empathetic behavior, and what characteristics of those images enable them to be perceived as beautiful. To explore… Read More »

Mapping the Use of Comics in Health Education: A Scoping Review of the Graphic Medicine Literature

Noe, M. & Levin, L. (2020). Mapping the use of comics in health education: A scoping review of the graphic medicine literature. Graphic Medicine. https://www.graphicmedicine.org/mapping-comics-health. ABSTRACT: This study sought to map the use of comics in health education to better understand: a) what populations are targeted and b) what effect(s) their use have. As the field… Read More »

Graphic Medicine News: Grant Awarded

Comic Nurse. (2020, July 9). Graphic medicine news: grant awarded [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.graphicmedicine.org/graphic-medicine-news/ ABSTRACT: The Network of National Libraries of Medicine Northeast Region (NNLM NER) has awarded Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences a $7000 grant to acquire and determined best practices in collecting digital Graphic Medicine content for libraries. The one-year… Read More »

Mental Health, Comics, the Grad Student!

Kumar, K. S. (2020, March 15). Mental health, comics, the grad student! GradHacker. Retrieved from insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/mental-health-comics-grad-student ABSTRACT: A couple of weeks back on Twitter, I tweeted about my mental health diagnosis and how I am currently pursuing a English Ph.D. on comics as a method to process trauma and negotiate marginalization. This tweet got hundreds of likes… Read More »

De-stigmatizing Mental Illness through Graphic Medicine

Tsuda, Megumi, “De-stigmatizing Mental Illness through Graphic Medicine” (2019). SKMC JeffMD Scholarly Inquiry, Phase 1, Project 1. https://jdc.jefferson.edu/si_hum_2021_phase1/3/ ABSTRACT: Graphic medicine – or the communication of health-related narratives through images and texts, such as comics – has been increasingly recognized as a powerful educational tool. My project investigates the value of integrating graphic medicine to… Read More »