Alison Matthews David, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

cultural history history of dress and textiles material culture medical humanities forensic analysis gender history

Latest papers

Un-Earthing Emotions through Art: Facilitating Reflective Practice with Poetry and Photographic Imagery.
The Journal of medical humanities · 2013 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Unraveling crime: a forensic history of fashion
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$108,018
Fashion victims clothing and health in historical perspective
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$37,400
"The 7024th Patient" -Poetically & Visually Dwelling in Patients' Stories of Heart Surgery & Recovey
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$24,440

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Un-Earthing Emotions through Art: Facilitating Reflective Practice with Poetry and Photographic Imagery.

Lapum J, Yau T, Church K, Ruttonsha P, Matthews David A

The Journal of medical humanities2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10912-013-9258-0 PMID: 24122299

Unraveling crime: a forensic history of fashion

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Matthews David, Alison

Keywords: cultural history; history of dress and textiles; material culture; medical humanities; forensic analysis; gender history

$108,018

Fashion victims clothing and health in historical perspective

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Matthews David, Alison

Keywords: history of dress and textiles; material culture; medical history; health hazards

$37,400

"The 7024th Patient" -Poetically & Visually Dwelling in Patients' Stories of Heart Surgery & Recovey

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Dissemination Events - PA: Integrated Knowledge Translation

Principal investigators: Lapum, Jennifer

Keywords: Art Exhibition; Dissemination Events; Heart Surgery; Humanism; Technology

$24,440

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

Frequent collaborators

Jennifer Lapum

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2013

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: cultural history Dear Professor Matthews David, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Un-Earthing Emotions through Art: Facilitating Reflective Practice with Poetry and Photographic Imagery." (2013), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]