Welcome to episode 85 [originally broadcast on Thursday 24 March 2022] of #mhTV. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guests Dr Emma Berry, Dr Rebecca Hill & Jim Lavery about graphic medicine.
EB - Emma Berry is a Lecturer in Health Psychology at the School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast. Part of Emma’s role involves teaching on the topic of Health and Clinical Health Psychology and supervising research students. Emma also engages in a range of research projects focusing on the psychological, social, and environmental factors that influence adjustment to chronic health conditions such as Diabetes. Emma is keen to explore new and more creative ways to facilitate emotional support in individuals living with chronic health conditions, to develop resources that are ultimately more accessible and acceptable to both service users and facilitators. Current research projects include exploring the influence of social media on mental health among young people living with Type 1 diabetes and developing emotional support for families affected by diabetes. Additional research interests include Health Behaviour Change and Emma is involved in research that applies models of behaviour change to public health issues such as COVID-19, and environmental concerns such as plastic waste and recycling. Emma has a particular interest in the use of comics and illustrations as a health or ecological communication and information tool and has lead projects that have involved the co-design of comics.
RH - Rebecca Hill is a trainee clinical psychologist completing the doctorate in clinical psychology at Queen’s University Belfast. As part of her studies, she is completing research exploring the subjective experience of reading a psychoeducational comic - ‘Mind Lock’. Rebecca is passionate about enhancing mental health awareness and is a big fan of graphic novels, so is enjoying the opportunity to complete research combining two of her interests!
JL - Comic artist and illustrator
Some Twitter links to follow are:
NL - https://twitter.com/niadla
DM - https://twitter.com/davidamunday
EB - http://twitter.com/EmmaBerry90
JL - https://twitter.com/JimLavery1
Credits:
Presenter: Nicky Lambert & David Munday
Guests: Dr Emma Berry, Dr Rebecca Hill & Jim Lavery
Theme music: Tony Gillam
Production & Editing: David Munday
