EMPLOYMENT
January 2019 - January 2020
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON
Research Assistant (Systematic Reviews), Institute of Environment, Health and Societies. (0.4 FTE).
September 2018 - July 2019
CENTRE FOR THE ARTS AS WELLBEING, UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER
Research Officer. (0.6 FTE)
2012 - 2015
WILLIS NEWSON
Research and Evaluation Manager
EDUCATION
2015 - 2019
UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER
PhD candidate: 'Evaluating arts-based activities for people living with dementia: Methodological challenges and potential solutions'. (Submission planned October 2019).
1992 - 1996
QUEENS' COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
PhD Literature: 'Creditable narratives: Washington Irving's American literary currency'. (Awarded 1997).
1989 - 1992
QUEENS' COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
BA (Hons) English Literature
PUBLICATIONS
Publication August 2019
MENTORING AND PEER SUPPORT AS FACILITATORS OF ARTS-BASED PRACTICE IN CARE HOMES
Evans, S., Garabedian, C., Bray, J., Gray, K. (2019). Mentoring and peer support as facilitators of arts-based practice in care homes, Journal of Applied Arts & Health
Publication July 2019
A CONCEPTUAL REVIEW OF LONELINESS ACROSS THE ADULT LIFE-COURSE (16+ YEARS)
Mansfield, L., Victor, C., Meads, C., Daykin, N., Tomlinson, A., Lane, J., Gray, K. (2019). A conceptual review of loneliness across the adult life-course (16+ years)’. What Works Centre for Wellbeing: London.
2018
CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGE IN ARTS AND DEMENTIA EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
Gray, K, Evans, S.E., Griffiths, A. & Schneider, J. (2018). ‘Critical reflections on methodological challenge in arts and dementia evaluation and research’, Dementia, 17 (6), pp. 775-784
2017
CREATIVE AND CREDIBLE EVALUATION FOR ARTS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF CO-PRODUCTION
Daykin, N., Gray, K., McCree, M., Willis, J. (2017). ‘Creative and Credible evaluation for arts, health and wellbeing: opportunities and challenges of co-production’. Arts & Health, 9 (2), pp. 123-138
PRESENTATIONS
11 July 2019
ARTISTS' EXPERIENCE OF WORKING IN CARE HOMES
Gray, K., Evans, S., Bray, J., Garabedian, C. (2019). Artists experience of working in care homes. 48th Annual British Society of Gerontology Conference, 10-12 July, Liverpool.
12 July 2019
“I AM ME”: EXPLORING ETHICAL ISSUES IN INVOLVING PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DEMENTIA IN MAKING A SERIES OF FILMS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CARE PROFESSIONALS
Gray, K, Veale, A. (2019). “I am me”: exploring ethical issues in involving people affected by dementia in making a series of films for education and training of care professionals. 48th Annual British Society of Gerontology Conference, 10-12 July, Liverpool
8 July 2019
“WHAT IS IT ABOUT?”: ILLUSTRATING RESEARCH – A COLLABORATION TO NARRATIVELY DISSEMINATE RESEARCH FINDINGS
Gray, K. & Lazenby, E. (2019). ‘ “What is it about?”: illustrating research – a collaboration to narratively disseminate research findings’. British Psychology Society Seminar Series: Telling stories in and about research, 8 July, Bristol
8 October 2018
ARTS AND DEMENTIA: THE CHALLENGES OF EVALUATION
Gray, K. (2018). ‘Arts and dementia: The challenges of evaluation’. Art, Memory & Aging: Building Dementia-Friendly Communities through the Arts, National Art Center, 8 October, Tokyo. (Invited speaker).
9 March 2017
METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN ARTS AND DEMENTIA: A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE LITERATURE
Gray, K. (2017). Methodological challenges in arts and dementia: A critical perspective on the literature. 1st International Arts & Dementia Research Conference, RSPH, 9-10 March, London
SELECTED SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
18 March 2019
CREATIVE INTERVENTIONS IN DEMENTIA CARE.
Gray, K. (2019). Invited panel member. Creative interventions in dementia care. Centre for the Creative and Cultural Economy Panel and Workshop. 18 March, Queen Mary University London
20 September 2018
MAKING MEANING AND CAPTURING VALUE ACROSS DISCIPLINES: DEFINING AND EVALUATING ARTS ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
Cousins, E. & Gray, K. (2018). Making meaning and capturing value across disciplines: Defining and evaluating arts activities for people with dementia, Arts and Dementia: Impact and Implementation, 20 September, Nottingham
30 April 2018
CAPTURING SUCCESS: CREATIVE AND CREDIBLE EVALUATION
Gray, K. (2018). Capturing success: Creative and Credible evaluation. Age Action Alliance and Flourishing Lives workshop. 30 April, London