Prof. Emma Redding

Prof. Emma Redding

Research, Scholarship and Creative PracticeOther ActivitiesResearch CV

Journal Articles:

Other Scholarly outputs

  • Book chapter Surgenor, B., Redding, E. & Cahalan, R. (2020). Periodization, Training Load Prescription and Monitoring in Complete Irish Dancer: Optimization of Health and Performance in Irish Dancers. Ed. Roisin Cahalan. ISBN: 978-1-53617-389-5. Nova Publishers.
  • Book chapter Redding, E. (2019). The Expanding Possibilities of Dance Science in The Companion to Dance Studies. Ed. Helen Thomas and Stacey Prickett. Taylor & Frances/Routledge Publishing, UK. ISBN-13: 978-1138234581
  • Book chapter Redding, E. (2019). Dance Science in Dance Companion Series. Ed. Sherril Dodds. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, UK. ISBN: 9781350024465
  • Book chapter Aujla, I.J. Jobbins, V. & Redding, E. (2017). Dance, Access and Inclusion: Perspectives on Dance, Young People and Change, Ed.s Stephanie Burridge & Charlotte Svendler Nielsen, Routledge UK. ISBN-10: 1138674079
  • Book chapter Redding, E. & Geber-Handman, P. (2016). Conditioning for Dancers in Dancer Wellness: International Association for Dance Medicine and Science Textbook. Chapter 4, Ed.s Donna Krasnow & Virginia Wilmerding, Human Kinetics, Il. ISBN-10: 1492515817

Creative Practice

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Other Activities

External Examiner role
  • Royal College of Music – MSc Performance Science (2016)
  • Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts – BFA Dance (2006)
REF Submissions
  • REF – Two institution Impact Statements: (100% in 4* and 3*) and own research outputs. (2014)
  • RAE – Outputs selected as part of City University RAE submission (2008)
Membership of regional, national or international research committees
  • Member of Ethics Committee of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science – Academic (2019 – 2022)
  • Chair of Conservatoires UK Research Ethics Committee – Academic (2018 – 2020)
  • Chair of Ethics Committee of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science – Academic (2017 – 2019)
  • Member of Conservatoires UK Research Forum – Academic (2018 – 2021)
  • Founding member of UK National Institute for Dance Medicine and Science – (2002 – 2022)
  • Member of Dance for Health Committee of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science – (2018 – 2022)
CPD related to sector developments in research policy/practice
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Other examples of engagement with research or advanced scholarship
Awards/recognition
  • Member of British Empire (MBE) – (2022)
  • Research Fellow, International Association for Dance Medicine and Science – IADMS (2015)
  • Dance Educator Award, International Association for Dance Medicine and Science – IADMS (2017)
  • One Dance UK Dance Science Research Award – One Dance UK (2019)
  • Redding, E. Arts and Health Award. Special commendation for contributions to the field of Arts and Health Inequalities – Practice and Research. – Royal Society for Public Health in association with Canterbury Christ Church University. (2010)
Professional Activities
  • President, International Association for Dance Medicine and Science – IADMS (2011 – 2013)
  • Member of the Board of International Association for Dance Medicine and Scienceirectors of the – IADMS (2005 – 2013)
  • Member of Research Advisory Board – Help Musicians UK (2021 – 2022)
Research projects conducted with external partners
  • Musical Impact (across x 3 HEIs) (2013 – 2017)
    Royal Northern College of Music and Royal College of Music ( HEP)
    4 year UK-wide study into musicians’ health
  • In the Dancer’s Mind (2014 – 2017)
    Plymouth University and Coventry University ( HEP)
    3 year study into the role of mental imagery in the dance creative process
Consultancy projects informing policy making
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Other consultancy work
  • Beijing Dance Academy – To provide consultancy on curricula development for their new BFA Dance: Dance Science (2018 – 2018)
Research funding
  • Arts and Humanities Research Council – Musical Impact (across x 3 HEIs) (2013)
    £810,000
  • Leverhulme Trust – In the Dancer’s Mind (across x 3 HEIs) (2015)
    £248,730
  • Leverhulme Trust – Identification and Development of Dance Talent (2008)
    £180,000
  • Department for Education – Dance Talent Development (2008)
    £180,000
  • Leverhulme Trust – Music and Dance Science: Optimising Potential (2009)
    £56,000

Papers:

Chappell, K., Redding, E., Crickmay, U., Stancliffe, R., Jobbins, V. & Smith, S. (2021). The aesthetic, artistic and creative contributions of dance for health and wellbeing across the lifecourse: A systematic review. International Journal of Qualitative Studies of Health and Wellbeing. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2021.1950891

McCrary, M., Altenmueller, E. & Redding, E. (2021). Performing arts as a health resource? An umbrella review of the health impacts of music and dance participation. Plos One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252956.

Lucznik, K., May, J. & Redding, E. (2020). A qualitative investigation of flow experience in group creativity. Research in Dance Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/14647893.2020.1746259

May, J., Redding, E., Whatley, S., Lucznik, K., Clements, L., Weber, R., Sikorski, J. & Reed, S. (2020). Enhancing creativity by training metacognitive skills in mental imagery. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 38. doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100739

Araújo, L., Wasley, D., Redding, E., Atkins, L., Perkins, R., Ginsborg, J. & Williamon, A. (2020). Fit to Perform: A Profile of Higher Education Music Students’ Physical Fitness. Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00298.

Clements, L & Redding, E. (2019). Creativity in higher education contemporary dance: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of Dance Education. ISSN 1529-0824.

Cahalan, R., Comber, L., Gaire, D., Quin, E., Redding, E., Bhriain, O.N. and O’Sullivan, K. (2019). Biopsychosocial Characteristics of Contemporary and Irish University-Level Student Dancers: A Pilot Study. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 23(2), p: 63-71. doi.org/10.12678/1089-313X.23.2.63.

Beck, S., Wyon, M.A., & Redding, E. (2018). Changes in Energy Demand of Dance Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness During One Year of Vocational Contemporary Dance Training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(3), 841-848. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002357

Cahalan, R., Kearney, P. Ni., Bhriain O, Redding, E., Quin, E., McLaughlin, L.C., O’ Sullivan, K. (2018). Dance exposure, wellbeing and injury in collegiate Irish and contemporary dancers: A prospective study. Physical Therapy in Sport: Official Journal Of The Association Of Chartered Physiotherapists In Sports Medicine, 34. 10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.09.006

Clements, L. Redding, E., Lefebvre Sell, N. & May, J. (2018). Expertise in evaluating expert choreography: An online variation of the consensual assessment Technique. Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01448.

Tiemens, A., van Rijn, R.M., Wyon, M.A, Redding, E. & Stubbe, J.H. (2018). Influence of movement quality on heart rate while performing the Dance-Specific Aerobic Fitness Test (DAFT) in Pre-professional contemporary dancers. Medical Problems in Performing Artists, 33(2): 77-81.

Araújo, L., Wasley, D., Perkins, R., Atkins, L., Redding, E., Ginsborg, J. & Williamon, A. (2017). Fit to Perform: An Investigation of Higher Education Music Students’ Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behaviors toward Health. Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01558.

Brown, M.A. Howatson, G., Quin, E., Redding, E. & Stevens, E.J. (2017). Energy intake and energy expenditure of pre-professional female contemporary dancers. PLOS ONE Journal (Open Access).

Redding, E., Lefebvre Sell, N. and Curtis-Jones, A. (2016), The value of sharing practitioner wisdom in a learning and teaching context for training contemporary dancers in a Conservatoire, Journal of Dance & Somatic Practices, 8: 2, pp. 219–34, doi: 10.1386/jdsp.8.2.219_1.

Nordin-Bates, S.M., Schwarz, J.F.A., Quested, E., Cumming, J., Aujla, I.J. & Redding, E. (2016) Within-and Between-Person Predictors of Disordered Eating Attitudes among Male and Female Dancers: Findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training. Psychology of Sports & Exercise. DOI information: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.07.004.

Beck, S., Wyon, M. & Redding, E. (2015). Physiological demands of contemporary dance: Systematic literature review. Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science, ISSN: 1664-1078.

Aujla, I.A., Nordin-Bates, S.M., Redding. E. (2015). Multidisciplinary predictors of adherence to contemporary dance training: findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training. Journal of Sports Science, 33(15).

Nordin-Bates, S.M., Hill, A.P., Cumming, J., Aujla, I.J. & Redding, E. (2014). A Longitudinal Examination of the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Motivational Climate in Dance. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 36(4).

Steinberg, N., Aujla, A., Zeev, & Redding, E. (2014). Injuries among Talented Young Dancers: Findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 35(03): 238-244.

Gruzelier, J.H., Thompson, T., Redding, E., Brandt, R. & Steffert, T. (2014). Application of alpha/theta neurofeedback and heart rate variability training to young contemporary dancers: State anxiety and creativity. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 93(1); 105-111.

Riding McCabe. T., Ambegaonkar, J.P., Redding, E. & Wyon, M. (2014). Fit to Dance Survey: A Comparison with DanceSport Injuries. Medical Problems in Performing Artists, 29(2), pp. 102-110.

Riding McCabe, T., Ambegaonkar, J.P., Wyon, M. & Redding, E. (2014). Extension Neck Injury in Female DanceSport Competitors. International journal of Athletic Therapy & Training, 19(3). 32-36.

Aujla, I.A., Nordin-Bates, S.M., Redding. E. & Jobbins, V. (2014). Developing Talent among Young Dancers: Findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training. Theatre, Dance and Performance Training, 5(1): 15-30.

Aujla, I.J., & Redding, E. (2014). The identification and development of talented young dancers with disabilities. Research in Dance Education (15)1.

Hutt, K. & Redding, E. (2014). The Effect of an Eyes-closed Dance-specific Training Program on Dynamic Balance in Elite Pre-professional Ballet Dancers: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 18(0).

Riding McCabe, T., Wyon, M., Ambegaonkar, J.P. & Redding, E. (2013). A Bibliographic Review of Medicine and Science Research in DanceSport. Medical Problems in Performing Artists, 28(2).

McEldowney, K.M., Hopper, L., Etlin-Stein, H. & Redding, E. (2013). Fatigue Effects on Quadriceps and Hamstrings Activation in Dancers Performing Drop Landings. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. 17(3). P. 109-114.

Aujla, I. & Redding, E. Barriers to dance training for young people with disabilities. (2013). British Journal of Special Education 40(2).

Clark, T., Williamon, A., & Redding, E. (2013). The value of health screening in music conservatoires. Clinical Rheumatology, 32, 497-500.

Morrin, N. & Redding, E. (2013). Acute Effects of Warm-up Stretch Protocols on Balance, Vertical Jump Height, and Range of Motion in Dancers. Journal of Dance science and Medicine, 17(1).

Nordin-Bates, S.M., Quested, E., Walker, I.J., & Redding, E. (2012). Climate change in the dance studio: Findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training. Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 1(1), 3-16.

Walker, I.J., Nordin-Bates, S.M., & Redding, E. (2012).  A mixed methods investigation of dropout among young talented dancers: Findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 16(2), 65-73.

Walker, I.J., Nordin-Bates, S. M., & Redding, E. (2011). Talent characteristics in dance and age group differences: Findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training. High Ability Studies, 22(1).

Connolly, MK., Quin, E. & Redding, E (2011). Dance 4 your life: Exploring the health and well-being implications of a contemporary dance intervention for female adolescents. Research in Dance Education, (12)1.

Nordin-Bates, S.M., Walker, I.J., and Redding, E. (2011). Correlates of disordered eating attitudes among male and female young talented dancers: Findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training research project. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Prevention and Treatment. (19)3.

Walker, I., Nordin-Bates, S.N. & Redding, E. (2010). Talent identification and development in dance: A review of the literature. Research in Dance Education, 11(3).

Redding, E. (2010). Guest Editor for Special Issue of Journal of Dance science and Medicine 14(2).

Irvine, S., Redding, E. & Rafferty, S. (2010). Dance Fitness. The International Association of Dance Medicine and Science Bulletin for Teachers Resource Paper.

Redding E, Weller, P, Ehrenberg, S, Irvine, S, E Quin, Rafferty, S, Wyon, M & Cox, C. (2009). The development of a high intensity dance performance fitness test. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. 13(1).

Redding, E. (2009). Testing for high intensity dance fitness. The International Association of Dance Medicine and Science Bulletin for Teachers 2(1).

Redding, E. & Quested, E. (2006). When art meets science: An action research approach to improving professional dance teaching and learning using scientific methods. The International Learning Journal. 13(7). This paper won an International Award for Excellence in the area of Literacy and Education.

Wyon, M., Redding, E. (2005). Physiological monitoring of cardiorespiratory adaptations during rehearsal and performance of contemporary dance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 19(3).

Wyon, M.A., Abt, G., Redding, E, Head, A. and Sharp, N.C.C. (2004). Oxygen uptake during of modern dance class, rehearsal and performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 18(3).

Redding, E., Wyon, M., Shearman, J. & Doggart, L. (2004). Validity of using heart rate as a predictor of oxygen consumption in dance. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. 8(3).

Redding, E. & Wyon, M. (2003). Standardised measurements for dance. Strengths and weaknesses of current methods for evaluating aerobic power of dancers. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. 7(1).

Lane, A.M., Hewston, R., Redding, E., & Whyte, G.P (2003). Mood changes following modern dance classes. Social Behaviour and Personality, 31.

Whyte, G., George, K., Redding, E., Wilson, M., Lane, S. & Firooze, S. (2003). Electrocardiography and echocardiography findings in contemporary dancers. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. 7(3).

Wyon, M., Redding, E., Abt, G., Head, A. & Sharp, C. (2003). Development, reliability and validity of a multi-stage dance specific fitness test (DAFT). Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. 7(3).

Wyon, M., Head, A., Sharp, C. & Redding, E. (2002). The Cardiorespiratory responses to modern dance classes: Differences between university, graduate and professional classes. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. 6(2).

Book chapters:

Surgenor, B., Redding, E. & Cahalan, R. (2020). Periodization, Training Load Prescription and Monitoring in Complete Irish Dancer: Optimization of Health and Performance in Irish Dancers. Ed. Roisin Cahalan. ISBN: 978-1-53617-389-5. Nova Publishers.

Redding, E. (2019). The Expanding Possibilities of Dance Science in The Companion to Dance Studies. Ed. Helen Thomas and Stacey Prickett. Taylor & Frances/Routledge Publishing, UK. ISBN-13: 978-1138234581

Redding, E. (2019). Dance Science in Dance Companion Series. Ed. Sherril Dodds. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, UK. ISBN: 9781350024465

Aujla, I.J. Jobbins, V. & Redding, E. (2017). Dance, Access and Inclusion: Perspectives on Dance, Young People and Change, Ed.s Stephanie Burridge & Charlotte Svendler Nielsen, Routledge UK. ISBN-10: 1138674079

Redding, E. & Geber-Handman, P. (2016). Conditioning for Dancers in Dancer Wellness: International Association for Dance Medicine and Science Textbook. Chapter 4, Ed.s Donna Krasnow & Virginia Wilmerding, Human Kinetics, Il. ISBN-10: 1492515817

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