Research profile

Sarah Ramey is an Assistant Professor in Ohio University’s School of Dance. Her research focuses on dance and healthy aging, and how dance functions as a creative, social, and physical practice to enhance overall health and wellbeing across the lifespan.  

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Her current work is focused on cultivating international collaborations to examine the impact of a variety of dance forms on older adults from different cultures, developing pedagogical approaches to teaching dance to older adults of a variety of physical and cognitive abilities, investigating the health benefits of intergenerational arts collaborations, and examining the role of creative process and performance opportunities on older adults’ physical and cognitive health.  

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The goal of Sarah’s research is to improve the health and wellbeing of older adults, shift narratives around aging, and support emerging researchers in the field of community-based dance.