Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr
York Street, Belfast Campus
BT15 1ED Belfast
United Kingdom
Research activity per year
Art Therapy and Social Engagement
Art Therapy and Contemporary Art
Cultural Practice Art Therapy: Museums, Galleries, Libraries and Festivals
Festival Art Therapy
Performance Art and Art Therapy
Art Installations as Therapeutic Environments
Land Art and the Outdoor Studio
The Art of Walking
Choreography and Movement within Art Therapy
Lecturer as Curator: Designing Art Therapy Education with Cultural Partners
Art Therapy Pedagogy: Collaborations with Artists, Activists and Social Innovators
Pamela trained as an art therapist in Vancouver and has worked in Canada, Malaysia and Ireland. She is a member of the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists and the British Association of Art Therapists and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. She is the founding co-editor of Polyphony: Journal of the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists and the past editor of the Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal. She also served on the editorial board of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association.
Pamela has written chapters for the books Materials and Media in Art Therapy, Art Therapy and Postmodernism, Found Objects in Art Therapy, Bridging the Creative Arts Therapies and Arts in Health and Ecopoiesis: A New Perspective for the Expressive and Creative Arts Therapies. She has also written editorials and articles on environmental art therapy, visual culture, festival art therapy and art therapy pedagogy. Pamela has been a conference keynote speaker for the Canadian Art Therapy Association and the Hong Kong Association of Art Therapists and a visiting artist at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. She is interested in contemporary art and creative health, art therapy in museums and galleries, environmental art therapy, the walking studio, and the art of gatherings.
Pamela is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has achieved a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice, Ulster University
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
International Journal of Art Therapy, Special Issue, Co-Editor Nature Based Art Therapy
30 Apr 2023 → 30 Jun 2025
International Journal of Art Therapy, Peer Reviewer
1 Jan 2023 → …
European Federation of Art Therapy
1 Jan 2023 → …
Polyphony: Journal of the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists
1 Jan 2022 → …
Arts and Health Coordinators Ireland
1 Jan 2013 → …
Research output: Other contribution › Protocol
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Pamela Whitaker (Consultant)
Activity: Consultancy
Pamela Whitaker (Host)
Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
Gerard Leavey (Chair), Saul Golden (Participant), Pamela Whitaker (Participant), Ian Miller (Participant), Ken Grant (Participant), Gavin Breslin (Participant), Mark Tully (Participant), Gavin Davidson (Participant) & Anna Skoura (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Pamela Whitaker (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Pamela Whitaker (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
21/04/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
30/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities