Abstracts from the 2022 Research and Thesis Poster Session of the 57th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference, Renewed Connections: Dance/Movement Therapy Fostering Community Healing, October 27-30, 2022.

We are honored to present this collection of abstracts from the Research and Thesis Poster Session of the 57th American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) Conference in Montreal, Canada held from October 27-30, 2022. This paper features eleven abstracts that showcase the latest research in dance therapy from various perspectives and approaches. These abstracts were selected and curated by Research and Practice committee members, Karolina Bryl, Cecilia Fontanesi, and Chevon Stewart, who were responsible for organizing the Research and Thesis Poster Session.

Abstracts from the 2021 Research and Thesis Poster Session of the 56th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference, Dance/Movement Therapy: Ancient Healing, Modern Practice, Virtual Conference, October 14-17, 2021.

The Research and Practice Committee of the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) presents the research and thesis poster session at each annual conference. The abstracts reported in this paper were selected by the authors for the 2021 Virtual Research and Thesis Poster Session at the 56th Annual ADTA Conference. This year, the 56th Annual ADTA conference took place online, on a virtual platform, and Research and Thesis Poster Session featured two themes: (1) DMT Towards building Resiliency; and (2) DMT Insights from Practice.