Photo by Christina Birkinbine

With a background in public health research, I bring together evidence, storytelling, and visual communication to transform complex health topics and experiences into accessible, engaging comics. I approach health-related stories with an understanding of both the systems surrounding healthcare and the people navigating them.

I hold a BSc in Public Health with a concentration in Health Care Management from Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poland and two MSc degrees in Governance and Leadership in European Public Health and Global Health from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

I’m also a certified Polish medical interpreter (CoreCHI-P™).

My comics have appeared in journals including Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, Intima, Tendon, and Solstice Literary Magazine, as well as in anthologies.

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I absolutely loved the new graphic novel by @cartoonfricassee, with its bold line work, vibrant colors, and beautiful compositions!
Had such a great time at @cakechicago talking with favorite artists like @mirkdrop and @nicolejgeorges, and catching up with @elizabeth_trembley and @going_guan. I even got to try risograph printing for the first time!
Quick experimentation with India ink and a pipette.
#Chicago #coloredpencils #tonedpaper
Grateful for teaching a class on coping with death, dying, and loss at @northern_illinois_university, where we're using comics to explore grief, learning from the powerful narratives of @mkczerwiec, sarah_leav, @thedannygregory, @lucyknisley, @tylerf
Some recent mixed media work from my class with @crucialcomix and @alidrawscomics.
Lately I've been really into visual narratives done with colored pencils. I picked up The Butchery by @bastienvives at @quimbysbookstore and loved it. The texture of the drawings, the powerful storytelling, the mostly silent narrative, and the master
Exercise inspired by @fionnmccabe and @crucialcomix: Fragments of a Whole. I'll be definitely using this technique in my memoir.