REBECCABARNSTAPLE

Somewhere between the dance floor and the lab, things get interesting.

Rebecca studies what happens when people make art, move together, improvise and connect. She works across dance, neuroscience, creative health and community practice — not as separate boxes, but as overlapping ways of understanding human experience.

She is an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Creative Arts, Health and Wellness at the University of Guelph, with a PhD in dance studies and neuroscience from York University. Her work spans research, teaching, dance/movement therapy and the development of participatory arts initiatives.

The through-line? A fascination with what artistic engagement makes possible — for bodies, brains, communities and systems of care.