- Associate Professor of Mental Health & Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University
Ceri’s expertise lies in using quantitative, qualitative and creative methods to explore various aspects of mental health and wellbeing. Ceri has a particular interest in the role of arts, creative and cultural engagement in promoting mental wellbeing and social connectedness. Ceri’s research spans various population groups, including people with long-term health conditions, mental health service users, healthcare professionals, young adults and older people.
Experience
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2024–presentAssociate Professor, Anglia Ruskin University
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2016–2024Senior Research Fellow, Anglia Ruskin University
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2013–2016Research fellow, Anglia Ruskin University
Education
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2013Loughborough University, PhD Psychology
Publications
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2023Arts and creativity: maintaining mental wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdowns in UK universities. , Journal of Further and Higher Education
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2022Arts, cultural and creative engagement during COVID-19: Enhancing the mental wellbeing and social connectedness of university staff and students. , Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture & Health
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2022The mental health support needs of university students with long-term physical health conditions., Health Education
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2021The role of collaborative working between the arts and care sectors in successfully delivering participatory arts activities for older people in residential care settings. , Health & Social Care in the Community
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2021'Social media comes with good and bad sides, doesn't it?' A balancing act of the benefits and risks of social media use by young adults with long-term conditions. , Health
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2020The impact of participatory arts in promoting social relationships for older people within care homes. , Perspectives in Public Health
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2019The role of participatory arts in developing reciprocal relationships amongst older people: A conceptual review of the literature. , Journal of Aging and Social Change
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2019The impact of living with long-term conditions in young adulthood on mental health and identity: What can help?, Health Expectations
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2019A mixed‐methods evaluation of a Recovery College in South East Essex for people wit h mental health difficulties., Health & Social Care in the Community
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2018Mental health inpatients’ and staff members’ suggestions for reducing physical restraint: A qualitative study., Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
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2018PROGRESS: The PROMISE Governance Framework to Decrease Coercion in Mental Healthcare. , BMJ Open Quality
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2017The role of participatory arts in addressing the loneliness and social isolation of older people: A conceptual review of the literature., Journal of Arts & Communities
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2017Promoting Mental Wellbeing and Social Inclusion through Art: Six Month Follow-up Results from Open Arts Essex., International Journal of Mental Health Promotion
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2017The impact of the arts in healthcare on patients and service users: A critical review., Health and Social Care in the Community
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2017Is restraint a ‘necessary evil’ in mental healthcare?, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
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2017Healthcare professionals' perceptions of the value and impact of the arts in healthcare settings: A critical review of the literature. , International Journal of Nursing Studies
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2017Promoting young people’s mental health and wellbeing through participation in the arts: A mixed-methods service evaluation of the Zinc Arts ArtZone programme. , Journal of Applied Arts and Health
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2015A qualitative study of 2Create: a mental health service user-led art group. , Arts & Health
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2015Validation of the Social Inclusion Scale with Students. , Social Inclusion
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2014Arts participation, mental wellbeing and social inclusion: mixed methods evaluation of an Open Arts studio for people with mental health needs. , Journal of Applied Arts & Health
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- Research supervision
- Location: Chelmsford, Essex
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