You are invited to join us for the exciting showcase event on Monday 15th April, 10am-3.30pm. This event will highlight the work of the research centre over the last year, with a range of different presentations and panels covering a variety of subjects.
Running order
Please not that there are scheduled breaks / networking opportunities throughout the day.
10am – Introduction to the Health Research Institute (Professor Greg Irving), Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing (Professor Vicky Karkou), and Links with the World Health Organisation (WHO) (Dr Nils Fietje)
10.30am – International Panel: Presentations and Discussion
- Dr Nisha Sanjani, New York University
- Dr Martina de Witte, University of Melbourne
- Dr Hod Orkibi, University of Haifa
- Dr Matthew Pelowski, University of Vienna
- Professor Stephen Clift, Canterbury Christ Church University
11.45am & 1.15pm – Research Centre of Arts and Wellbeing: Presentations and Discussion
- Arts4Us
- Arts for the Blues
- Tackling the Blues
- Neuroscience meets dance in therapy
- Wellbeing of staff and doctors in training
- Create+
- Working creatively with parents and infants
- Experiences of black creative arts therapists
2.30pm – Friends of the Research Centre
- Dr Zoe Moula, King’s College London
- Eleanor Keiller, Queen Mary University
- Jackie Edwards, Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health NHS Trust
- Emily Abbott, Intergenerational England
- Dr Alex Boyd, Intercultural Roots for Public Health
- Dr Melanie Brierley, Conscious Bodies
3.15pm – Plenary (Guila Clara Kessous) and close.
Please note that this event will be taking place on Teams.