About me

I am currently undertaking my PhD in music psychology at the Royal Northern College of Music Centre for Music Performance Research and Manchester Metropolitan University. My PhD project involves developing and testing an online intervention on effective practice and performance preparation for conservatoire piano students. I am also passionate about making research accessible, and am currently leading Flourish, a funded project that aims to communicate research findings from performance science to music students in an interesting and engaging way. I also have a blog (Psyc for Musos) where I write posts with research-based information and tips for performing musicians.

Research interests

My research interests broadly lie in the field of music performance psychology, but I am interested in any research that is about finding ways to support musicians better. Specific areas of interest include:

• Effective music practice
• Self-regulated learning
• Music performance anxiety
• Support and provisions for conservatoire music students
• Scale development and validation
• Intervention development and testing