Ceri Wilson

Ceri Wilson is an Associate Professor of Mental Health and Wellbeing at Anglia Ruskin University, affiliated with the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care and the Department of Adult and Mental Health Nursing. Her research integrates arts, mental health promotion, and health services improvement, with a focus on vulnerable populations.

Dr. Wilson earned her BSc Psychology (First Class Honours, Loughborough University, 2009) and PhD from Loughborough University (2013). She has been at ARU since 2013, progressing from Research Fellow to Senior Research Fellow (2016) and ultimately Associate Professor (2024).

• Arts and health research
• Mental health service delivery
• Long-term condition management
• Perinatal mental health

Her 2024-2019 publications demonstrate increasing focus on arts in pandemic response, mental health workforce development, and creative aging. Key grants include £125,680 from Arts Council England (2016-2018) and £19,774 from NHS England (2023-2024).

Scientific recognition includes:

• Outstanding Achievement Award, Essex County Council (2019)
• Aging and Social Change International Award for Excellence (2020)
• Paper of the Year, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (2018)

Dr. Wilson co-leads the Quality and Safety Improvement research group and Arts, Health and Wellbeing Network, while chairing the Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team. She has supervised doctoral projects in areas like neurological trauma, student mental health, and faith-based recovery.