Media and Medicine: Communicating Research Through Comics (TSPN Talks)

Comics are not just for fun – they can be used to communicate your research as well! In this 60-minute workshop, we will read and draw comics together. More specifically, we will learn about the field of graphic medicine, its application to research communication, and engage in a comics exercise. No research experience required.

Join Toronto Science Policy Network (TSPN) and Q. Jane Zhao for this year's Research At Work . Everyone is welcome to attend — regardless of whether you are currently a student, working, or anywhere in between.

Charissa Levy

Q. Jane Zhao is a Health Policy PhD student at the University of Toronto, supervised by Dr. Andrew Pinto. Building on nine years of embedded health services research, their interests lie at the intersection of primary care, team-based care, and health systems research. Their thesis aims to characterize successful components of interprofessional, primary care teams in high-income countries.

They are a settler, first-generation immigrant, artist, writer, and climber. They are a Junior Fellow at Massey College, recipient of the Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowship (22-23) and School of Cities Urban Graduate Student Fellowship (21-22), and a graduate of the Narrative Medicine Masters at Columbia University.

The Toronto Science Policy Network is a student-run science policy group. We seek to provide a platform to learn more about and engage in science policy. Since July 2018, we have organized a variety of events (including workshops, public panels, and talks) and advocacy efforts, engaging hundreds of individuals to date. While we are a recognized campus group at the University of Toronto, we welcome members and participants from outside the university, and indeed outside the city, to join. Everyone is welcome, regardless of whether you study or actively work in the sciences, social sciences, or humanities.

TSPN is dedicated to providing a harassment-free event experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of TSPN volunteers or event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate for any TSPN activities, including meetings, talks, workshops, parties, events, Twitter, and other online media. Individuals violating these rules may be sanctioned or asked to leave the event at the discretion of the event organizers.

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