SEMINAR: School of Music presents � Free Research Seminar: Christina Davies

UWA School of Music is a vibrant centre for research in music and music education, where a thriving community of scholars is engaged in exploring the frontiers of knowledge, working on a wide range of research projects with diverse outputs.

A free weekly seminar series, with presenters from within UWA and from the wider community.

This week Christina Davies presents a seminar entitled Arts Engagement and Mental Wellbeing

How many hours of arts engagement is linked to good mental wellbeing? Dr Christina Davies, will discuss her research into quantifying the relationship between recreational arts engagement and mental wellbeing and then canvas how these results have been used as an advocacy and evaluation tool. Dr Christina Davies is a Research Fellow at the School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia. Her multi-award winning research relates to the fields of ‘arts and health’, mental health and health promotion evaluation. Christina has worked in both academic and market research settings to evaluate programs for arts organisations, health organisations, government and industry. She has experience in both qualitative and quantitative research techniques and qualifications in public health, psychology and the arts. Her PhD was titled “Healthy arts? Exploring the relationship between arts engagement and population health”. Christina is also a passionate visual artist, with interests in painting and photography.

Free entry - all welcome!