Associate Professor Dr. Edd Schneider and Julia Salvatore ('22) presented their research about depictions of traumatic brain injury in comic books at this years Comic-Con International, informally known as the San Diego Comic Con. Associate Professor Dr. Edd Schneider and Julia Salvatore ('22) presented their research about depictions of traumatic brain injury in comic books at this years Comic-Con International, informally known as the San Diego Comic Con.
Dr. Edd Schneider, from the Park School's Communication Management & Design department, and Julia Salvatore ('22) researched how head injury was shown and treated in different eras of comic books. Their presentation was titled "Heroism and Head Injury: Comic Books and Attitudes Towards TBI." Julia is a double major in CMD and Psychology. The interdisciplinary study showcased how some medically dangerous beliefs about traumatic brain injury have been propagated through the art form.
San Diego Comic Con is one of the world's largest media events, drawing over 125,000 people to San Diego.
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