Joyce Zazulak, McMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine
Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine
Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

Latest papers

“It stayed with me”: learning the legacy of Canada’s residential schools through the Indigenous Teaching Through Art programme
Medical Humanities · 2026 · first author
Understanding moral empathy: A verbatim‐theatre supported phenomenological exploration of the empathy imperative
Medical Education · 2022
Zazulak, J., Montour, A,. Gallant, L., Knibb, N., Cleghorn, L. A Work in Progress: The Importance of Two-Eyed Seeing in Developing an Indigenous Cultural Safety Program. McMaster University, November 2021.
2021 · first author

All 19 publications

Latest funding

The Morocco-Canada Network for Maternal and Infant Health: Determining Research Priorities and a Framework for Action
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Cultural Agility in Northern BC's Healthcare System: Increasing Indigenous Employment Participation and Responsiveness to Indigenous Well-Being
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$726,439

All 2 grants and awards

Researchers with similar interests

Xuyi Mimi Wang

Medicine

Innovations in Medical Education, Empathy and Medical Education

Shane Neilson

Family Medicine

Empathy and Medical Education, Primary Care and Health Outcomes

Alim Nagji

Family Medicine

Innovations in Medical Education, Empathy and Medical Education

Alison Baker

Family Medicine

Innovations in Medical Education, Primary Care and Health Outcomes

X. Catherine Tong

Family Medicine

Innovations in Medical Education, Primary Care and Health Outcomes

Lawrence Grierson

Family Medicine

Innovations in Medical Education, Primary Care and Health Outcomes

19 publications.

01

“It stayed with me”: learning the legacy of Canada’s residential schools through the Indigenous Teaching Through Art programme

Zazulak J, Gallant L, Knibb N, Cleghorn L

Medical Humanities2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2025-013318

02

Understanding moral empathy: A verbatim‐theatre supported phenomenological exploration of the empathy imperative

Pieris D, Jafine H, Neilson S, Amster E, Zazulak J, Lam C, Grierson L

Medical Education202210 citations

DOI: 10.1111/medu.14676

03

Zazulak, J., Montour, A,. Gallant, L., Knibb, N., Cleghorn, L. A Work in Progress: The Importance of Two-Eyed Seeing in Developing an Indigenous Cultural Safety Program. McMaster University, November 2021.

Zazulak J, Gallant L, Cleghorn L

2021First author

04

Time, Space, and Imagination: The Art of Seeing at McMaster University

Knibb NA, Zazulak J

2021Senior author

05

The Creative Art of Medical Inquiry

Zazulak J, Booth KS, Price D, Podedworny C

2021First author

DOI: 10.4324/9781315421735-8

06

The reliability characteristics of the REFLECT rubric for assessing reflective capacity through expressive writing assignments: A replication study

Grierson L, Winemaker S, Taniguchi A, Howard M, Marshall D, Zazulak J

Tijdschrift voor Medisch Onderwijs202019 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s40037-020-00611-2 PMID: W3075709124

07

Humanism and the Physician

Waters H, Foster C, Pieris D, Kinzie S, Zazulak J

20201 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45627-6_1

08

Patient Narratives as a Teaching Tool: A Pilot Study of First-Year Medical Students and Patient Educators Affected by Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Coret A, Boyd K, Hobbs K, Zazulak J, McConnell M

Teaching and Learning in Medicine201859 citations

DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2017.1398653

09

The art of medicine: arts-based training in observation and mindfulness for fostering the empathic response in medical residents

Zazulak J, Sanaee M, Frolic A, Knibb N, Tesluk E, Hughes E, Grierson LEM

Medical Humanities201771 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2016-011180

10

The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development

Zazulak J, Halgren C, Tan M, Grierson LEM

Medical Humanities201545 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1136/medhum-2014-010584

The Morocco-Canada Network for Maternal and Infant Health: Determining Research Priorities and a Framework for Action

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Amster, Ellen J

Keywords: Community-Based Care; Determinants Of Health; Gender And Determinants Of Health; Global Health; Health Equity; Maternal And Infant Health; Midwifery; Morocco; Muslim Patients; Ngo

$20,000

Cultural Agility in Northern BC's Healthcare System: Increasing Indigenous Employment Participation and Responsiveness to Indigenous Well-Being

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Healthy and Productive Work - Partnership Grants

Principal investigators: De Leeuw, Sarah

Keywords: Cultural Competancy; Health Humanities; Indigenous Health; Medical And Health Education; Northern And Rural Geography

$726,439

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Courses taught

2

Local Explorations
ARTSSCI 4MN1 · last taught 2024
Undergraduate
The Art of Seeing: Perception and Resilience through Visual Art
SKL 301 · last taught 2019
Undergraduate

Frequent collaborators

Family Medicine
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Other

Co-authors at McMaster University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

David Price

Family Medicine

5 shared papers, latest 2021

Heather Waters

Family Medicine

5 shared papers, latest 2020

Elizabeth Shaw

Family Medicine

5 shared papers, latest 2008

Lawrence Grierson

Family Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2022

Michelle Howard

Family Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2020

Nicole Knibb

Family Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2021

David Chan

Family Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2008

Lorrie Gallant

Family Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Hartley Jafine

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Denise Marshall

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Alan Taniguchi

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Ellen J Amster

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Sarah Kinzie

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Kerry Boyd

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Andrea Frolic

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Researchers with similar interests

Xuyi Mimi Wang

Shane Neilson

Alim Nagji

Alison Baker

X. Catherine Tong

Lawrence Grierson

“It stayed with me”: learning the legacy of Canada’s residential schools through the Indigenous Teaching Through Art programme

Understanding moral empathy: A verbatim‐theatre supported phenomenological exploration of the empathy imperative

Zazulak, J., Montour, A,. Gallant, L., Knibb, N., Cleghorn, L. A Work in Progress: The Importance of Two-Eyed Seeing in Developing an Indigenous Cultural Safety Program. McMaster University, November 2021.

Time, Space, and Imagination: The Art of Seeing at McMaster University

The Creative Art of Medical Inquiry

The reliability characteristics of the REFLECT rubric for assessing reflective capacity through expressive writing assignments: A replication study

Humanism and the Physician

Patient Narratives as a Teaching Tool: A Pilot Study of First-Year Medical Students and Patient Educators Affected by Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

The art of medicine: arts-based training in observation and mindfulness for fostering the empathic response in medical residents

The impact of an arts-based programme on the affective and cognitive components of empathic development

The Morocco-Canada Network for Maternal and Infant Health: Determining Research Priorities and a Framework for Action

Cultural Agility in Northern BC's Healthcare System: Increasing Indigenous Employment Participation and Responsiveness to Indigenous Well-Being

Courses taught

Frequent collaborators

David Price

Heather Waters

Elizabeth Shaw

Lawrence Grierson

Michelle Howard

Nicole Knibb

David Chan

Laura Cleghorn

Lorrie Gallant

Hartley Jafine

Denise Marshall

Alan Taniguchi

Ellen J Amster

Sarah Kinzie

Kerry Boyd

Andrea Frolic