Associate Professor at University of Warwick
Past event
The Anna Craft Memorial Lecture

This panel discussion marks the culmination of a decade-long series celebrating the profound contributions of Anna Craft to the field of creativity and education. This final session aims to:
Honour her legacy by reflecting on her impactful ideas on creativity;
Explore the continued relevance of her research in fostering creativity in educational settings;
Inspire future innovation in the field of creativity research and practice.
The panel discussion will be led by past and present SIG leads, including Dr Kerry Chappell, Prof Teresa Cremin, Dr Victoria Kinsella, and Dr Lisa Stephenson. This panel will facilitate dialogue with three invited speakers who will explore the impact of Anna’s research on their own work.
Draft Programme
16:00pm Welcome and Introduction; Kerry Chappell, University of Exeter; Teresa Cremin,
The Open University; Victoria Kinsella, Birmingham City University; Lisa
Stephenson, Leeds Beckett University
16:15pm Panel Discussion; Vlad Glăveanu, Dublin City University; Jo Trowsdale, Newman
University; Jo Evans, St Christopher’s Trust; Nancy Katingima Day, University of
Exeter
17:00pm Reflections on Anna Craft’s Legacy
17:20pm Closing Remarks; Kerry Chappell, Teresa Cremin, Victoria Kinsella, Lisa
Stephenson
17:30pm Close of Event
Speakers

Dr. Vlad Glăveanu is a Full Professor of Psychology in the School of Psychology at Dublin City University, where he also serves as the Director of the DCU Centre for Possibility Studies. Additionally, he holds the position of Professor II at the...

University of Exeter
Dr Nancy Katingima Day has recently completed her doctoral studies in the philosophy of music education. Her research explores the nexus between African philosophy, music and music education in contemporary Kenya. Through the eyes of Utu, an East...

Jo Evans is the CEO of a Multi-Academy Trust with over 20 years of experience in school leadership, including seven years as CEO. She specializes in transforming organizations facing challenges, focusing on governance, strategic development, and...
Chairs

Associacate Professor in Arts, Creativity and Education at Birmingham City University
Dr. Victoria Kinsella is Senior Research Fellow in Education at Birmingham City University. Victoria has researched widely in the field of the arts education and creativity. She has worked on a number of creative arts research projects in various...

Reader (Associate Professor equivalent) at Leeds Beckett University
Lisa Stephenson is a Reader in Creative Pedagogies in the School of Education at Leeds Beckett University, teaching across ITE. She is founding director of Story Makers Company a practice-based research collaborative championing creative...
Professor of Education (Literacy) at The Open University

Associate Professor at University of Exeter
Associate Professor Dr Kerry Chappell leads the Creativity and Emergent Educational futures Network (CEEN) and the MA Education Creative Arts Programme at University of Exeter. She researches creativity in education in the arts, transdisciplinary...
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