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
Creative Care: A Resource for Artists Working in Humanitarian Contexts
Creative Care is a practical guide for artists—especially those without formal training in creative arts therapies or psychosocial support—who wish to offer meaningful, art-based activities in humanitarian settings.
Lead Researchers
Nisha Sajnani, Mauricio Salgado, Julia Puebla Fortier
Lead Insitutions
NYU Steinhardt (US); NYU Tisch (US)
Status
Completed
Type
Toolkit
Research Project
PowerArtMinds: Art, Brain Health and Prosociality
PowerArtMinds is a creative, community-based program that uses the arts to strengthen brain health, emotional wellbeing, and prosocial skills among children and adolescents in underserved neighborhoods of Peñalolén, Chile. Through a 12-week, multi-arts intervention and cross-sector collaboration, the project builds resilience, expands access to brain health education, and generates research insights to support scalable public health solutions.
Lead Researchers
A Ibañez, N Sajnani
Status
In Progress
Institutions
Latin American Institute of Brain Health (BrainLat), University of Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI)
Type
Implementation Study
Research Project
Global Research on Arts and Cultural Engagement – Advancing Epidemiological Methods (GRACE-Epi)
A major new 7-year programme of Global Research on Arts & Cultural Engagement funded through a Wellcome Discovery Award aimed at advancing Epidemiological methods
Lead Researchers
Prof. D Fancourt, Dr. Karen Mak
Status
In Progress
Institutions
UCL
Type
Mixed-methods
Research Project
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