William Doan
Visual and performing artist who makes work at the intersection of
Arts and Health, Art/science.
William Doan, Ph.D. is a past president of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and a Fellow in the College of Fellows of The American Theatre. In addition to articles in scholarly journals, Doan has co-authored three books and several plays. He has created solo performance projects at a variety of venues across the U.S., and abroad. His current work includes a large, multi-media project titled The Anxiety Project. Work from this project includes multiple short graphic narratives published in the Annals of Internal Medicine/Graphic Medicine, Cleaver Magazine, Intima: The Journal of Narrative Medicine, and The AutoEthnographer, as well as several award winning animated short films. He is an emeritus professor in the College of Arts and Architecture at The Pennsylvania State University where he served as the Penn State Laureate for 2019-2020.
Interests
Drawing, animation, collaboration with other artist and scientists. Art and mental health.