Hei Wan (Karen) Mak
@karen_makhw
Senior Research Fellow @UCL_SBB @UCL_BSH | PhD @CamSociology | @GlobalShapers | volunteer @Oxfam
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https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=HWMAK45 16-04-2019 14:00:19
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At a time when global #mentalhealth is in crisis, new data support the promotion of hobby engagement at the policy level in all countries. News and Views from Sophie Wickham University of Liverpool Institute of Population Health nature.com/articles/s4159โฆ
A study from UCL researchers supported by our EpiArts Lab looked at the impact of hobby engagement- like arts, crafts and gardening- across 16 countries๐ฏ๐ต๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐บ๐ธ Having a hobby was associated with higher levels of happiness and life satisfaction. ๐งถ๐ฉโ๐พ ย ๐ bit.ly/45ou4KA
It was so wonderful to meet ECRs yesterday at the UCL Health of the Public event yesterday! The human web activity reminded us how we connect to one another and we solve problems as a team๐ธ๏ธ Humera Iqbal Rochelle A. Burgess @thewrittenro.bsky.social
I am excited to share our new QUAL+quan paper exploring the role of online group #dance for young people living with #anxiety within the theoretical framework of the #socialcure. Access it here: bit.ly/3ZWtvXa Laura Wright Hei Wan (Karen) Mak Genevieve Dingle ๐๐๐๐๐ Dr Katey Warran
Edinburgh is looking for a RA to join two new arts & health projects! You will be leading on projects (1) exploring meaning-making & evaluation in arts for dementia, and (2) impacts of social leisure engagement on wellbeing of older adults with Social Biobehavioural Research Group. Deadline: 8 Jan 2024!
Join Social Biobehavioural Research Group & Arts Play Health Community for an online chat about fostering community in arts, play and Heath. Taking place as part of Creativity and Wellbeing week. All welcome! Itโs going to be a great discussion and networking opportunity for ECRs Saoirse Finn Hei Wan (Karen) Mak
Exciting๐คฉ Come to work with us on a drug-repurposing project for vascular dementia funded by Alzheimer's Research UK. Job details๐ jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?โฆ A lovely team: David A Jenkins Li-Chia Chen Martin K Rutter Dorina Cadar
*PARTICIPATE* Excited that recruitment for our Social Biobehavioural Research Group School of Health in Social Science We-EngAGE study exploring the role of leisure activities (e.g., clubs, arts, sports) in wellbeing has begun! If you or anyone you know is aged 55+, look below ๐๐๐ Saoirse Finn Olivia Turner Hei Wan (Karen) Mak
I'm thrilled to receive a fellowship from Jameel Arts & Health Lab & Social Biobehavioural Research Group! So looking forward to exploring the arts in health on a global level ๐
I'm pleased to share that our new paper is out!๐ขใSoc Sci & Medicine Arts engagement may potentially reduce social isolation and loneliness among older adults. I really appreciate my UCL colleagues for their great support. Hei Wan (Karen) Mak Dr Jess Bone authors.elsevier.com/a/1jUb6-CmV1Tqc
๐ SBB Spotlight ๐ We had an inspiring chat with Hei Wan (Karen) Mak about her career journey in #ArtsInHealth & her Jameel Arts & Health Lab Senior Research Fellowship in Global Epidemiology ๐ Give it a read to discover more about her impactful work! ๐ sbbresearch.org/sbb-spotlight-โฆ
Exciting to see our paper mentioned in this article by Staras et al (2024) noting that it is a good example of applying a Social Identity Approach to Health in a way relevant to social prescribing Loneliness & SI in Mental Health research network Saoirse Finn Dr Katey Warran onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10โฆ