Penn State School of Theatre faculty member Bill Doan’s collaborative research project examining how drawing can be a tool for managing mental health is among the first recipients of the Renée Fleming NeuroArts Investigator Awards. Doan, professor of theatre and director of the Penn State Arts & Design Research Incubator, is collaborating with lead investigator Sarah Myruski, assistant research professor of psychology and associate director of the Emotion Development Lab, and lab director Kristin Buss, professor of psychology and human development and family studies. The project aims to take Doan’s longtime research related to drawing and mental health to a new level by examining individuals’ physiological responses while drawing. Read more here