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Biography
Supritha is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy & CAMH, Applied Health and Social Care, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University. In 2012, she graduated from All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysuru with an integrated (research and clinical practice) dual degree called speech and hearing with the license to work with two protected health care professional titles (Audiologist and Speech & language therapist). Following this Supritha completed a Master's degree in Indian Classical Dance and simultaneously worked as a Speech-language therapist across the hospital, mainstream, and special educational needs settings with a diverse client population. With an intention to explore the benefits of arts to enhance communication and health, she completed a certification course in dance movement psychotherapy. Supritha joined Edge Hill University in 2017 as a Graduate Teaching Assistant with a scholarship to carry out doctoral research. She investigated the contribution of dance movement psychotherapy towards the wellbeing of children with an autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers. She also completed the PGCTHE course with distinction and became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research interests
As a result of these several influences and contexts of work, Supritha's research work remains diverse, ranging from arts-based research to systematic reviews and meta-analyses. She is a mixed-methods researcher with interests in exploring the contribution of Arts within Health, Education and Community contexts.
Teaching
At the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Supritha currently teaches in the MSc Psychotherapy and Counselling – Contemporary Creative Approaches programme.
Previously, at the Department of Creative Arts, she has contributed to the modules on
Dance in Education and Community Settings (DAN1101, DAN1106)
Devising Projects in Education and Community Settings (DAN21101)
Body & Performance (DAN 2102)
Explorations into Dance Writing (DAN 1104)
Dance Techniques (DAN3105)
Cultural Perspectives in Dance (DAN 2103)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Contribution of Dance Movement Psychotherapy towards the Well-being of Children with ASD and their Caregivers , Edge Hill University
Award Date: 14 Dec 2020
PGCert, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Edge Hill University
Award Date: 17 Jan 2019
MA, Indian Classical Dance, Bharathidasan University
Award Date: 14 Apr 2014
BSc, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology , University of Mysore
Award Date: 28 Apr 2012
Other, Certification in dance movement therapy , Artsphere, Pune & CID UNESCO, Paris, France
Keywords
- NX Arts in general
- Arts therapies
- Dance Movement Psychotherapy
- BF Psychology
- Mental Health
- Psychotherapy
- Speech Language Pathology
Research Institutes
- Health Research Institute
Research Centres
- Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing
- Sport and Mental Health Research Centre
- Centre for Social Responsibility
Research Groups
- Children and Young People Research Network
- Higher Education Research Network
- Sport, Work and Health Research Group
- Inclusion, Diversity and Identity Research Network (Education)
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Mental health coping strategies and support needs among marginalised further and higher education students in the UK: A cross-sectional study
LIVERPOOL, S., Moinuddin, M., Bracegirdle, K., Eddison, J., Joseph, S., AITHAL, S., Allen, E., Carmichael-Murphy, P., MARSDEN, J., MCKENZIE, H., MURPHY, C., OWEN, M., Patel, T., Raji, N., ROOCROFT, L., Fletcher, K. & Karkou, V., 17 Jun 2024, In: PLOS Mental Health. p. 1-23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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Arts Therapies Research and Practice with Persons on the Autism Spectrum: Colourful Hatchlings
AITHAL, S. (Editor) & Karkou, V. (Editor), 11 Sept 2023, 1st ed. London: Routledge. 262 p. (International Research in the Arts Therapies)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Conclusion: Inside-Out and Beyond
Karkou, V. & Aithal, S., 1 Jan 2023, Arts Therapies Research and Practice with Persons on the Autism Spectrum: Colourful Hatchlings. Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 225-231 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Dance movement psychotherapy intervention protocol for the caregivers of children on the autism spectrum: Development and fidelity evaluation
Aithal, S., Karkou, V., Parsons, A., Moula, Z. & Powell, J., Nov 2023, In: The Arts in Psychotherapy. 86, p. 1-11 102082.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
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Dance movement therapy for dementia
Karkou, V., AITHAL, S., RICHARDS, M., HILEY, E. & Meekums, B., 7 Aug 2023, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 8, 8, p. 1-45 CD011022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Projects
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A feasibility study examining if attending pregnancy yoga reduces stress and improves psychological wellbeing for women with GDM.
ABAYOMI, J. (PI), MATHIYA, T. (PI), AITHAL, S. (CoI), GIBSON, L. (CoI) & Karkou, V. (CoI)
1/09/22 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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Using choice experiments to inform the design and development of suitable mental health and wellbeing interventions for children and young people
LIVERPOOL, S. (PI), AITHAL, S. (PI) & Karkou, V. (PI)
1/08/22 → 31/08/23
Project: Research
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Superbrains
KARAMINIS, T. (PI), OCCELLI, V. (CoI), TSE, D. (CoI), AITHAL, S. (CoI) & WILSON, H. (CoI)
25/06/22 → 21/07/24
Project: Research
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Arts-based interventions for workplace mental health of helping professionals
AITHAL, S. (PI), LIVERPOOL, S. (CoI) & Karkou, V. (CoI)
18/10/21 → 1/08/22
Project: Research
Prizes
Thesis
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Dance Movement Psychotherapy for the Wellbeing of Children on the Autism Spectrum and their Caregivers: A Mixed-Methods Study
AITHAL, S. (Author), Karkou, V. (Director of Studies), GREIG, J. (Supervisor) & MAKRIS, S. (Supervisor), 14 Dec 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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