Dr Karen Gray
BA, PhD, PhD
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
School for Policy Studies
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Research interests
Methods and approaches for evaluating and researching arts and leisure activities for health and wellbeing; ageing and dementia; knowledge exchange and policy development; arts and cultural sector; embedded research; evidence use in social care.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Hoppiness: Brewing with Care Homes
Principal Investigator
Description
This inter-disciplinary project involves working alongside older adults living in care homes, their carers and brewers to explore the histories and cultures of brewing in the South West and…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/01/2024 to 31/10/2024
ConnectED: Connecting Evidence to Decision Making
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
ConnectED is a project that aims to help decision-makers in Adult Social Care make better decisions by growing their ability to use research.Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
05/01/2022 to 31/12/2025
Publications
Recent publications
01/06/2024Civic responsibility in times of crisis
Pandemic culture
Pandemic drama
Pandemic Culture
The analogue journey method
The Handbook of Creative Data Analysis
“Shooting in the dark”
Evidence and Policy
Related people
Professor Ailsa Cameron
Professor of Health and Social Care
School for Policy Studies
Professor Geraldine Macdonald
Professor of Social Work
School for Policy Studies
Dr Christie Cabral
Senior Lecturer
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Jon Symonds
Senior Lecturer in Social Work with Children and Families
School for Policy Studies
Dr Linda Sumpter
Senior Research Associate
School for Policy Studies