Dr Helena Hollis

Research & Analysis Lead

Dr Helena Hollis is Research & Analysis Lead at Campaign for the Arts.

Helena’s career has included working as a librarian and research methods lecturer for creative disciplines.

Helena’s PhD research looked at the benefits of fiction reading, exploring how access to and engagement with imaginative narratives broadens the horizons of our thinking. She has since led diverse research projects including work on social infrastructure, public participation, and young people’s aspirations.

Outside of her research work, Helena is a photographer, writer and performer, and co-director of The Limitless Circus CIC – an inclusive community circus school.