My research themes cover intersectionality, psychology, cognition, disability, and performing arts infrastructure. A list of the main areas that I have worked on is below:
(For more info on Interviews with Disabled Workers in the Arts, please see dedicated webpage.)
I am currently working on research which utilises narcissistic models (both individual and collective) to analyse the relationship to being ‘special’, or the cognitive high, applied to intersectional performers and performances with a focus on disability.
Research Projects
| Year | Organisation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arts Council England: Developing Your Creative Practive | Report Writer: Interviews with Disabled Workers in the Arts |
| 2023 | Creative Freelancers: Shaping London’s Recovery Cohort (Funded by the Greater London Authority, organised with Fuel) | Training Hubs Report: Lead Researcher Disability Report: Co-Lead Researcher with Lauren Silver Pay Report: Contributor/Editor Class Report: Contributor Partner Organisation: Turtle Key Arts |
| 2019 | The Global Improvisation Initiative | Speaker: Education and Improvisation Panel Presenter: The Problem of White Feminism in Improv: Is Open Space Really Open? |
| 2019 | TaPRA Interim Actor Training Working Group | Presenter: A Study of the Learning and Performance Impact of Narcissistic States in Acting. |
| 2018 | TaPRA Aberystwyth | Presenter: The Marginalisation of Actors in Training in collaboration with Dr Jessica Hartley and Daisy Marsden. |
Chloe Kennedy 