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Personal profile
Research Interests
Louisa Petts is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Dance Research at Coventry University. She is the recipient of the Arts and Humanities Research Council studentship award offered by Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership. Her interests lie in community dance and psychosocial wellbeing for older adult populations. Currently, her research questions whether community dance classes in different dance genres all offer entirely unique experiences of wellbeing, belonging and meaning for older adults.
Biography
Louisa graduated with an MSc in Dance Science (Distinction) from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2019 and was the recipient of the Trinity Laban Dance Award Scholarship. She also holds a first-class BA (Hons) degree in Dance Studies from the University of Roehampton, receiving the Best Dissertation Prize for BA in Dance Studies in 2018. Her MSc dissertation focused on exploring the psychosocial experience of family caregivers for persons living with dementia in community dance classes. Prior to her PhD, Louisa worked as a community dance artist for people living with dementia in assisted living care homes with South East Dance Company. Louisa is also an editorial assistant for the Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices and a dance science lecturer for bbodance.
Education/Academic qualification
Dance Science, MSc, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
1 Sep 2018 → 5 Nov 2019
Award Date: 5 Nov 2019
BA Dance Studies, Degree, University of Roehampton
1 Sep 2015 → 22 Jun 2018
Award Date: 22 Jun 2018
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Research output
- 1 Article
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An exploration into the experience of family caregivers for people living with dementia in a community dance class
Petts, L. & Urmston, E., 5 Aug 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Research in Dance Education. (In-press), p. (In-press)Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Participation in conference
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C-DaRE Postgraduate Research Symposium 2021
Charlie Ingram (Co-organiser) & Louisa Petts (Co-organiser)
7 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press / Media
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Episode 18: Recent graduate research with Julie Ferrell-Olson, Louisa Petts, and Sam Beckman
3/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other