ACADEMIC DISSEMINATION
CONFERENCES
When we attend academic conferences we present our research findings and learn about new research that is being completed at different universities around the world. Tap on the images below to read blog posts about academic conferences that the team have attended recently.
Maria Kolitsida, British Psychological Society conference.
Emma Morgan, IADMS conference
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Pre-registrations and Protocols
Dwarika, M. S., Dewhurst, T., Quinton, M., Tidmarsh, G., & Cumming, J. (2024). Abuse and harm in dance: A rapid scoping review. OSF Registries. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/24QZW.
Dwarika, M. S., Quinton, M., Nordin-Bates, S., & Cumming, J. (2024, September 30). Mental skills training in the freelance dance industry – developing a mental skills training programme for freelance dance artists. OSF Registries. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/7PV98.
Schachtler Dwarika, M., Quinton, M. L., Nordin-Bates, S., & Cumming, J. (2024). Characteristics of mental skills interventions in dance: a mixed methods systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 14(7). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086345
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Papers​
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Dwarika, M. S., Quinton, M., Nordin-Bates, S., & Cumming, J. (2025). Enhancing mental skills for freelance dance artists: A qualitative study protocol. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069241312014.
Kolitsida, M., Sanchez, E., Cumming, J., & Lavis, A. (2025, accepted). What is self-harm in dance? A conceptualisation of UK dance teachers’ perceptions of self-harm. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2025.2522404.
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Cumming, J., Nordin-Bates, S. M., Johnson, C., Sanchez, E. N., & Karageanes, S. J. (2024). High time to enhance dancer welfare: a call to action to improve safeguarding and abuse prevention in dance. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10(2), e001811. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001811
Dwarika, M. S., Quinton, M. L., Nordin-Bates, S. M., & Cumming, J. (2024, accepted). Characteristics of mental skills interventions in dance: A mixed methods systematic review protocol. British Medical Journal Open, 14, e086345. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086345.
Kolitsida, M., Cumming, J., Lavis, A., & Sanchez, E. (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of dance freelancers in the United Kingdom. Journal of Dance Education, 23, 190-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/15290824.2023.2231936. ​​
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See project lead Prof Jenn Cumming's website for a more extensive list of academic publications
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