Dr Nick Rowe
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Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Health
Dr Nick Rowe has a background in psychiatric nursing and is a
state registered dramatherapist. He teaches in the Faculty of Arts
and in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Nick recently
published Playing the Other: dramatising personal narratives in
playback theatre. Nick has a particular interest in theatre work
with people who use mental health services and is working closely
with local NHS mental health providers. He is a performing member
of Playback Theatre York, a theatre company which performs
throughout the North of England.
Research interests include an investigation into the impact of
courses in theatre offered to mental health service users at the
university, a study into the use of Yorkshire Film Archive (YFA)
material in a local hospice (funded by the YFA) and an
investigation into the lived experience of haemodialysis patients
participating in art-work.