Dr Jennifer MacRitchie
Research Program: Music Cognition and Action 
Position
Senior Research Fellow in Health and Wellbeing
Roles / Position Responsibilities
Developing and conducting research with community and industry partners around the health and wellbeing benefits of music.
Biography
I work on developing educational programmes and technology to enhance music learning for older adults to improve their health and wellbeing. Partners include those in aged care, music education, and local health districts.
With a background in both electrical engineering and music, my research focuses on the acquisition and development of motor skills in instrumental performance, and how these can be used to promote health and wellbeing. Studies range from looking at movements of novices to experts, from those who have studied music from a young age to those who are rediscovering music in retirement.
I serve as Associate Editor of Frontiers in Psychology, Performance Science, and am on the editorial board of Musicae Scientiae. I have conducted research in a variety of environments, completing my doctoral work in University of Glasgow's Science and Music Research group, and a postdoctoral position at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland.
Research Interests
- Ageing
- Music instrument learning
- Music perception & cognition
- Motor skill learning
- Motion capture
- Cognitive skills
Qualifications and Honours
- PhD, 'Elucidating Musical Structure through the Empirical Measurement of Performance Parameters', Science and Music Research Group, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK. 2006-2010
- M.Eng in Electronics with Music, University of Glasgow, UK. 2001-2006
Publications
For a list of publications, please visit my Researchgate (opens in a new window) and Google Scholar(opens in a new window) pages.
Contact Jennifer
| j.macritchie@westernsydney.edu.au | |
| Phone | 02 9772 6166 |
| Location | Western Sydney University Bankstown campus (Bullecourt Ave, Milperra) |
| Room | 1.G.53 |
