Research Projects
Explore current and previous initiatives from the Lab and its affiliates furthering the evidence of the impact of the arts on health
Showing Projects related to ‘Adults’
Research Project
Global Population Health Fellowship
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.
Lead Researchers
K Mak
Lead Institutions
University College London
Status
In Progress
Type
Fellowship
Research Project
Arts, Health, and Climate
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.
Lead Researchers
N Sajnani, N Fietje
Lead Institutions
NYU Steinhardt, WHO Europe
Status
In progress
Type
Report
Research Project
Jameel Arts & Health Lab - Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefits of the Arts
A landmark series focused on non-communicable diseases. Convened by the Lab, the series connects over 50 researchers and artists to present evidence on the value of the arts in clinical and public health.
Lead Researchers
N Sajnani, N Fietje
Lead institutions
NYU Steinhardt, WHO Europe
Status
In progress
Type
Global series
Research Project
Hospital Murals Evaluation (HoME)
The largest study of its kind, aiming to better understand the impact of murals in hospitals on patients, staff, and visitors, and to study murals across different cultural contexts in Nigeria, Slovenia, the UK, and the US.
Lead researchers
M Foster, N Sajnani
Lead institutions
NYU Steinhardt
Status
In progress
Type
Evaluation
Research Project
Research Collaboration and Evaluation through Healing Arts Scotland (CHASER)
This project will evaluate the Healing Arts Scotland activation. Part of the Lab’s global ‘Healing Arts’ campaign, the country-wide event will celebrate and advocate for improved physical, mental and social health through the arts.
Lead Researchers
K Warran, N Sajnani
Institutions
University of Edinburgh, NYU Steinhardt
Status
In progress
Type
Evaluation
Research Project
Theatre to Reduce Discrimination in Healthcare
This project combines dramatic arts and allied health sciences to develop and implement participatory theatre interventions that tackle health discrimination among care workers in the US and Canada.
Lead Researchers
V Michaelson, S O’Keefe-McCarthy, N Sajnani
Lead Institutions
Brock University, NYU Steinhardt
Status
In progress
Type
Pilot study