Research Projects
Explore current and previous initiatives from the Lab and its affiliates furthering the evidence of the impact of the arts on health
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Research Project
Music and Motherhood
A project exploring cultural considerations for arts and health interventions. In particular, using group singing for postpartum depression, which has been successful in the UK, in new contexts in Denmark, Italy, and Romania.
Lead Researchers
K Warran, C Smith
Lead institutions
UCL, WHO Europe
Status
Completed
Type
Implementation study
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
Research Project
Arts and Noncommunicable Diseases
A landmark series focused on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Bringing together 26 researchers from institutions around the world to present evidence on the value of the arts in clinical and public health.
Lead Researchers
M deWitte, J Bradt
Lead institutions
NYU Steinhardt, WHO Europe
Status
In progress
Type
Global series
Research Project
Arts and Global Mental Health in Post-Conflict Settings
This project explores how therapeutic arts, photography, and participant-led cultural archiving can support mental health, cultural resilience, and agency among survivors in post-conflict settings.
Lead Researchers
N Sajnani, E Bahr, E Lægreid, C Bailey
Status
Complete
Lead Institutions
NYU Steinhardt
Type
Mixed-Methods Exploratory Study
Research Project
Economics of Social Prescribing
This project addresses the knowledge gap on the value of social prescribing programs for individuals, health systems, and society, through a systematic review of the global economic evidence on social prescribing programs, synthesizing findings across peer-reviewed and grey literature to inform research, practice, and policy.
Lead Researchers
D Fancourt, N Sajnani, J Sonke
Status
In Progress
Institutions
University College London, University of Florida
Type
Evidence Synthesis
Research Project
Arts, Nature, and Health Policies in the United States
This narrative review examines the U.S. policy landscape connecting arts, nature, and health, identifying existing approaches, gaps, and opportunities to support more integrated and equitable approaches to health and wellbeing.
Lead Researchers
N Sajnani, AK Rodriguez, E Bahr, J Sonke
Status
In-Progress
Institutions
NYU Steinhardt, UFCAM
Type
Narrative Review