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Personal profile
Biography
Robyn is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on Arts4Us - an Arts and Humanities Research Council (as part of UK Research and Innovation) funded project that seeks to maximise the benefits of arts activities in supporting young people's mental health.
Research interests
- Role of the creative arts in supporting mental health and wellbeing
- Community-based approaches to arts and health
- Critical approaches to arts and health
- Evaluation of complex arts-based interventions
- Creative research methods
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Dementia Studies, University of Manchester
Award Date: 14 Jan 2019
MRes, Psychology, University of Manchester
Award Date: 30 Sept 2015
BSc, Psychology, Cardiff University
Award Date: 14 Jul 2014
Research Centres
- Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing
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Can Voice-Responsive VR Art Experiences Improve Wellbeing?
Van ’T Klooster, A. R. & Dowlen, R. E. L., 23 Dec 2025, In: Baltic Screen Media Review. 13, 1, p. 180-201 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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Comment on 'Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique' by Skov and Nadal - A critique of the critique: Towards a more nuanced evaluation of current research on the health outcomes of arts-based interventions
Karkou, V., Sacco, P. L., Pelowski, M., Theofanopoulou, C., Carr, C., Huet, V., Bourne, J., Dowlen, R. & Chatterjee, H., 17 Jul 2025, In: Physics of Life Reviews. 54, p. 147-151 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Music in Mind Training: Producing a theory of change model to evaluate the implementation of an improvisation-based music-making training programme for care home staff working with people with dementia
McPherson, D. H. J., Dowlen, R., Bithell, C., Gagatsis, A., Young, A., Hoskin, L., Thomas, M., Riley, C. & Keady, J., 12 Feb 2025, In: Dementia. 24, 5, p. 866-883 18 p., 14713012251319589.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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Creating and Reliving the Moment: Using Musical Improvisation and Care Aesthetics as a Lens of Connection and Self-Expression for Younger People Living with Dementia
Dowlen, R., McPherson, D. H. J., Swarbrick, C., Hoskin, L., Thompson, J. & Keady, J., 25 Jul 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 8, p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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Using Ripple Effects Mapping to understand the longer-term impacts of delivering a dance programme for older adults on dance artists
Dowlen, R., Pina, I., Liddon, L., Robertshaw, H., Robertshaw, L., Armitage, C. & Astill, S. L., 3 May 2024, In: Arts & Health. 17, p. 277-293 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)37 Downloads (Pure)
Projects
- 1 Active
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Arts4Us: Arts4Us: Working together to scale up place-based arts initiatives that support the mental health of children and young people (CYP) (9-13)
Karkou, V. (PI), HOWARTH, M. (CoI), DOWLEN, R. (CoI), Fletcher, K. (CoI), CHEUNG, P. S. (CoI), SMIRNOVA, A. (CoI) & LIVERPOOL, S. (CoI)
1/02/24 → 31/07/27
Project: Research