Research Projects

This study will explore the neural basis of fictional role playing, with the aim of comparing novices and professional actors, where a novice would represent the typical type of client in a drama therapy or psychodramatic setting.

The Jameel Arts & Health Lab Global Health Fellowship is a three-year fellowship that is supported by the Lab in collaboration with University College London. The fellowship is awarded to one post-doctoral researcher to further research and expand population-level work on arts and health to include individuals from global ethnic majorities, Global South populations, and low and middle-income countries. 

In this project, researchers will develop an Arts and Health Evaluation Toolkit to promote more rigorous evaluation of arts and health interventions, to enable more systematic assessment of interventions, allow meaningful comparisons across studies, and drive progress in the field - developed in collaboration with key institutions in Singapore.

Mental health in Greenland is a significant national social and public health issue. This project will design, pilot, and evaluate an evidence-informed arts and health intervention intended to positively impact the mental health of Greenlandic high school students.

This research project aims to understand the role of arts engagement in supporting young people's mental health with a view to develop a technical brief to guide policy. Arts-based programs can promote healthy youth development by improving problem-solving skills, social competence, and a sense of purpose while helping to alleviate feelings of isolation and loneliness (Golden et. al,  2024).

This project seeks to articulate how engaging in the arts can mitigate the health impacts of climate change, communicate about these impacts, and promote adaptive capacity through adaptive behaviours or interventions that address the health risks posed by climate change.