Published Papers and Conference Presentations

Recent papers

Ellis D, Au-Yeung CH, Dallaway A, Basra R, Owusu-Nepaul S, Riley J, Howell-Jones R, Varney J and Gibbon M (2025) Wider determinants of adverse birth outcomes in Birmingham and Solihull. Front. Public Health 13:1544903. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1544903 

Smith A, Gibbon M. (2026). Collaboration to improve health literacy and confidence through drama for those facing language barriers. Perspectives in Public Health ;0(0). doi:10.1177/17579139261434889

Utz Matus de la Parra, A., Gibbon, M., & Thompson, D. M. (2026). Effectiveness of resilience-based interventions to promote mental well-being among secondary school children: a systematic review. Frontiers in Psychiatry17, 1642660. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1642660

London Arts-Based Research Conferences

Alchemy: Exploring Metaphorical Transformations and Arts-Based Research, a transdisciplinary conference. November 9-10, 2024

Exploring the Motherline through Arts-Based Practice: How Combining Autoethnography with Visual Arts Can Lead to Growth

Science and Sensibility: Method Meets Art, a transdisciplinary conference, October 12-14, 2024

 A journey through pain to find purpose: The intuitive use of creativity and synchronicity

Women who Create: A Transdisciplinary Conference, March 29- 31, 2025

Roots of Creativity: An Exploration of the Inextricable Link Between Nature and Female Creativity 

Science and Sensibility: Method Meets Art, a transdisciplinary conference, October 11-12, 2025

Studying ‘Matrescence’ through Reflexive Thematic Analysis and I-Poems 

Women Who Create: A transdisciplinary conference. March 28-30, 2026

Awakening the Creatrix Within: A Journey of Intuition and Innovation

Presentations

  • Public Health Ethics as part of the MPH programme for Aston University and Birmingham City University

  • Engaging Local Communities and Local Authorities in Improving Public Health 

Webinars

  • Matrescence Across the Life-Course within a Multi-Cultural Society for Birmingham City Council March 2025

  • How to Undertake Reflective Practice to Improve Public Health Practice, Various times and part of Cultural Humility Training.