Emily joined Arts & Minds as Director in October 2019. Emily also works as a freelance arts consultant (with a particular interest in creative evaluation). She holds a PhD in Creative Ageing (University of Derby) and an MSc in Events Management (De Montfort University). She is founder and chair of the British Society of Gerontology’s Creative Ageing Special Interest Group and Area Representative (East Anglia) for the Arts Health Early Career Research Network.