Research Methods in Health Humanities, ed. by Craig Klugman and Erin Gentry Lamb, Oxford University Press, 2019
Chapter 5: Comics by Muna Al-Jawad and MK Czerwiec
Routledge Handbook of Health and Media, ed. by Lester D. Freedman and Theresa Jones
Part VI: Comics by MK Czerwiec, RN, MA
Graphic Medicine, Humanizing Healthcare and Novel Approaches to Anatomical Education, ed by Leonard Shapiro
LOTS of great resources in this new text. (direct link to a relevant chapter above)
Routledge Companion to Health Humanities, ed by Paul Crawford, Brian Brown, Andrea Charise
Chapter 48: Graphic Medicine, Brian Callender & MK Czerwiec
Research Articles:
Validation of an Educational Comic Book to Guide Conducts in Situations of Dental Trauma, Medieros, et al 2023
Comics in Science and Health Communication: Insights From Mutual Collaboration and Framing a Research Practice, Tavares et al, 2023
Graphic Medicine: Comics as a Patient Education Resource, Wombles, 2021
Comics as a Medium for Providing Information on Adult Immunization, Muzumdar, 2017
Mrs. B Changes Doctors: Using a Comic and Patient Transition Packet to Engineer Patient-Oriented Clinic Handoffs, Pincavage et al, 2015
U of C study 2 – Impact of an Educational Comic to Enhance Patient-Physician Health Record Engagement
Are Comic Books Appropriate Health Education Formats to Offer Adult Patients? Ashwal & Thomas, 2018
Using Comic-Based Concussion Discharge Instructions to Address Caregiver Health Literacy in the Emergency Department, Pham, et al, January 2023
Use of a Graphic Memoir to Enhance Clinician’s Understanding and Empathy for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Myers et al 2020
Graphic medicine: use of comics in medical education and patient care, Green & Myers, 2010 (foundational article)
Visual Language Theory and the Scientific Study of Comics, Cohen, 2018
Disease Information Through Comics: A Graphic Option for Health Education, Rakower, 2022
Artist/Clinicians/Scientists at work:
- Booster Shot Comics, Alex Thomas & Gary Ashwal – patient education in comics
- Cathy Leamy – patient education in comics
- Meredeth Li Vollmer, Seattle/King County Department of Public Health – public health outreach in comics
- Matteo Farinella, neuroresearcher and comics artist
- Ann Fox, Davidson College – disability studies & graphic medicine
My “Zines/Comics as Research” lecture PDF.
