Marta Paglioni

Biography

Marta Paglioni is Senior Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, part of the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing.

She completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Performing Arts in the Faculty of Humanities (2014) at La Sapienza, University of Rome?and a Master of Arts in Dramatherapy (2016) at Roehampton University, London. She also obtained a Diploma in Acting (2002) at the Theatre Academy in Rome.

She has been a postgraduate clinical researcher for the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of Bournemouth University. Granted with a match-funded clinical studentship (Bournemouth University and NHS) to research in the field of Compassionate Communication with older patients in Emergency Department.

She runs a private Dramatherapy practice, The Cosy Room Dramatherapy, working therapeutically with adults, children and adolescents.

She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Teaching experience

Yeovil District Hospital

November 2019 - The Hero’s Journey workshop – using stories for health and wellbeing - on behalf of Yeovil District Hospital in the context of Yeovil Literary Festival;

October 2019 - delivering sessions as part of the HOPE training, on the experience of occupational deprivation of older people for Yeovil District Hospital’s clinical staff;

March 2019 - workshop on ‘The Importance of Listening to Patients’ Stories’ as part of a Dementia Study day, for Yeovil District Hospital’sclinical staff;

October 2018 “The storytelling Project” workshop – using stories for health and wellbeing - as part of the Dementia Team of Yeovil District Hospital, on occasion of the Yeovil Literary Festival;
 
August 2018 session on burn-out prevention, as part of a Dementia Study day, for Yeovil District Hospital’s clinical staff;
 
May 2018 workshop on The Use of Storytelling with Older Patients in Hospital, for  Yeovil District Hospital’s volunteers;

Bournemouth University

February 2019 - seminar for undergraduate students across the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of Bournemouth University, on ‘The Importance of Listening to Patients’ Stories’ as part of the module ‘Exploring Evidence to Inform Professional practice’;

UER – Universita’ Europea di Roma

February 2018, Seminar on Dramatherapy for postgraduate students - Social Theatre MA of UER (Universita’ Europea di Roma)- in Rome;

University of Rome TOR VERGATA, Rome, Italy?

2007 – 2010, Glottodrama method project, experimental part
Planning and co-leading GLOTTODRAMA sessions (www.glottodrama.eu) for students of UNIVERSITY of Rome TOR VERGATA, a project funded by European Community that involved the use of theatre and drama for teaching Italian language as a second language to foreign students. Part of the experimental stage of the project saw me involved in crafting original teaching material which subsequently became part of the syllabus (Rome, Italy).

Awards:

June 2019, The Alec Collier Memorial Award
Awarded for research that will have a positive impact on older people and on those living with Dementia;

July 2019, British Society of Gerontology, Stirling Prize - highly commended - Competition for the best poster at the annual conference of the British Society of Gerontology.

Areas of expertise

Drama therapy

Publications

Bugliosi R., Di Santo A.M., Mancuso P., Nardi F., Paglioni M., Pedata L., (2008/2009) Drama workshop “Roles, Masks and Life” (Original title: Laboratorio teatrale “Il Ruolo, la Maschera, la Vita”) Rivista Scuola IAD n.1 (3), pp 122-138.

Conferences:

June 2021, Schwartz Centre Compassion in Action Virtual Conference, research showcase presenter;

October 2019, AHP Southwest Student Conference, Bournemouth, presenting an experiential workshop on the theme of “Communication in healthcare”;

July 2019, British Society of Gerontology Conference, Liverpool, poster presentation;

June 2019, 5th Humanising Health, Care and Wellbeing Conference, Bournemouth, speaker; 

December 2018, Bournemouth University Postgraduate Research Live Exhibition, Bournemouth, exhibitor;

November 2018, NHS British Association of Dramatherapists subcommittee sharing practice event, speaker; 

November 2018, 4th European Sigma theta PGR virtual conference, research excellence in nursing and midwifery, speaker;
 June 2018, 4th Humanizing Health, Care and Wellbeing Conference, Bournemouth, speaker.