Joseph A . Bianco

Ohio University, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dept Social Medicine, Chair

Ohio University, Social Medicine, Faculty Member

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My research focuses on the effects of psychological trauma on health. I examine trauma from the complementary perspectives of patients (i.e., how psychological trauma affects individual health and wellness across the lifespan) and healthcare providers (i.e., how providers and healthcare systems identify, negotiate and cope with challenges imposed by patient with traumatic stress). Related interests include cross-cultural comparisons of trauma (effects, perceptions, and coping strategies), trauma narratives, and narrative psychotherapy for trauma and stress disorders.
Phone: 740-593-2130
Address: Department of Social Medicine
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701

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“Putting Therapy in My Own Hands”: Cottage Industry Employment and the Healing Potential of Collaborative Making

Health Communication

The integration of art therapy in medicine is expanding as are calls to strengthen its evidence b... more The integration of art therapy in medicine is expanding as are calls to strengthen its evidence base of clinical outcomes. In this essay, we elevate the voices of non-clinically based artists who work in community and home settings. Although we do not discount the value of art therapy, we add nuance and complexity to clinical and society narratives about art and health by bringing into focus experiential intent and outcome as well as context to explore the meaning-making capacity of the arts. We argue: (1) aesthetic experiences can foster self-expression, relational development, and employment beyond medically identified goals and treatment plans; and, (2) Equating community-based art programming with art therapy oversimplifies our understanding of art and health and does a disservice to both.

Moving toward Narrative Competence and Inclusive Healthcare through the Open Book Project

Health Communication, 2018

This essay offers a layered account of the origins and enactment of a narrative medicine program ... more This essay offers a layered account of the origins and enactment of a narrative medicine program at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine titled the Open Book Project (OBP). Narrative medicine positions clinical judgment as involving both scientific and narrative reasoning, a set of practices particularly well-suited to fostering inclusive health care and social justice. The OBP involved first-year medical students who met bimonthly to witness, reflect on, and write about literary passages, visual images, music and lyrics, and other works of art. Sessions also provided opportunities for participants to attentively listen and respond to others, opening themselves to diverse ways of knowing and being. The authors move between academic literature, participants' compositions developed during the project, and students' testimonies to illustrate the dividends and difficulties of narrative medicine.

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