EpiArts Lab
Exploring the impact of arts and cultural engagement on population health outcomes in the U.S. through epidemiological research.
The EpiArts Lab at the University of Florida’s Center for Arts in Medicine is a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Lab and a partnership with University College London’s Social Biobehavioral Research Group.
Building on research conducted in the UK, the Lab investigates how arts and cultural engagement influence population health outcomes in the United States through epidemiological analyses of U.S. cohort studies.
This work is carried out in collaboration with:
- Dr. Daisy Fancourt, University College London
- Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, Pabst-Steinmetz Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Dharma Endowment Foundation and the State of Florida Division of Arts and Culture
- Conducted under a collaborator agreement with the World Health Organization
Principal Investigators:
- U.S.: Dr. Jill Sonke, University of Florida
- U.K.: Dr. Daisy Fancourt, University College London
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