Doctor Allison Fuller
Academic Program Advisor, Creative Music Therapy,
Music & MCMT
Lecturer in Creative Music Therapy,
Music & MCMT
Biography
Dr Allison Fuller PhD, RMT (AMTA), NMT Fellow (ANMT)
Allison (Al) has been a Registered Music Therapist (RMT) for almost 30 years, with practice focus areas including autism, hearing loss, complex needs, family-centred practice, culture-centred practice and technology within music therapy.
Al is the Academic Program Advisor (APA) for the Master of Creative Music Therapy program at Western Sydney University, and has completed her PhD in the use of visual supports within music therapy practice across face-to-face and telepractice platforms. The Fuller & McLeod (2019) publication on The Connected Music Therapy Teleintervention Approach (CoMTTA) and its application to family-centred programs for young children with hearing loss, was a timely offering to the profession published prior to the global pandemic. Al was the invited guest editor for the 2021 Special Edition of the Australian Journal of Music Therapy titled This is Australia... Online Music Therapy... Down Under... Telehealth approaches to music therapy within Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was an invited member of the Telehealth Special Interest Group for the IAMM Conference.
Al’s recent research projects involve investigating online music therapy delivery by RMTs providing services within Western Sydney, utilising the ‘Elk LIVE Bridge’ technology; and the development of a parent coaching program for utilising music with children with hearing loss, including telepractice delivery. Al is a regular conference presenter at national and international conferences, and was awarded the Helen Shoemark Research Excellence Award for her conference presentation The Music Therapy Visual Schedule Approach (MT-ViSA): Amplifying music therapy programs through the co-design integration of visual supports into practice at the 47th National Conference of the Australian Music Therapy Association.
Al has recently received the "Hands-On Early Career Researcher Grant", the "Vice-Chancellors Professional Development Scholarship" and the "Research Infrastructure Funding Grant" through Western Sydney University.
To learn more about the Master of Creative Music Therapy at Western Sydney University:
This information has been contributed by Doctor Fuller.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy
- MA University of Technology, Sydney
Professional Memberships
- Fellow Neurologic Music Therapy Academy (2017)
- Australian Music Therapy Association (1994 - 2025)
Awards
- Helen Shoemark Research Excellence Award 2022-04-01
- SoHCA Research Infrastructure Award 2022-11-03
- WSU ECR Hands-on Research Award 2021-10-21
- WSU Vice-Chancellor Professional Development Scholarship 2021-12-01
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Music & MCMT
- Music & MCMT
Committees
- Vice President, Australian Music Therapy Association (Previous)
- Education Committee, Australian Music Therapy Association (Current)
- Guest Editor, Australian Journal of Music Therapy (Previous)
- Ethics Committee, Australian Journal of Music Therapy (Previous)
Contact
| Email: | Allison.Fuller@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | (02) 47360 571 |
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| Location: | C.G.19 Penrith (Kingswood) |
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Publications
Chapters in Books
- Fuller, A. (2023), 'Songwriting with a child with autism syndrome', Clinical Decision-Making in Music Therapy: Case Studies, Barcelona Publishers 9781945411991.
Journal Articles
- Clements-Cortes, A., Pranjic , M., Knott, D., Mercadal-Brotons, M., Fuller, A., Kelly, L., Selvarajah, I. and Vaudreuil, R. (2023), 'International music therapists' perceptions and experiences in telehealth music therapy provision', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol 20 .
- Clements-Cortes, A., Pranjic, M., Mercadal-Brotons, M., Fuller, A., Kelly, L., Knott, D. and Selvarajah, I. (2023), 'Practices and innovations in telehealth music therapy', Music Therapy Today, vol 18, no 1 , pp 197 - 198.
- Fuller, A., Bortolazzo, L., Mackay, R. and McLellan, C. (2023), 'Utilising visual supports within music therapy telepractice innovative tools, applications and strategies', Music Therapy Today, vol 18, no 1 , pp 110 - 111.
- Fuller, A. (2023), 'Telehealth music therapy : practice approaches from Australia with a focus on emerging technology', Music Therapy Today, vol 18, no 1 , pp 108 - 109.
- Fuller, A. and McLeod, R. (2023), 'Next steps in innovative low-latency technologies for online synchronous music therapy delivery', Music Therapy Today, vol 18, no 1 , pp 112 - 113.
- Fuller, A. (2023), 'Developing issues in world music therapy education and training : a plurality of views [Book review]', Australian Journal of Music Therapy, vol 34, no 1 .
- Fuller, A., Kaplun, C. and Short, A. (2022), 'The application of the Music Therapy Visual Schedule Approach (MT-ViSA) within a group music therapy program', Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, vol 31, no 2 , pp 153 - 175.
- Short, A., Grocke, D. and Fuller, A. (2022), 'Tribute to Dr Ruth Bright : a pioneer of music therapy in Australia', Australian Journal of Music Therapy, vol 33, no 1 , pp 1 - 11.
- Fuller, A. and Short, A. (2022), '"We have music, why would we need visuals in music therapy?" : overview of the music therapy visual schedule approach (MT-ViSA)', British Journal of Music Therapy, vol Online Special Ed. , pp 287 - 287.
- Fuller, A. (2021), '[In Press] Introducing the Music Therapy Visual Schedule Approach (MT-ViSA) : contexts and considerations for visual design and production', Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy, .
- Fuller, A. (2021), '"This is Australia...online music therapy...Down Under..." : telehealth approaches to music therapy within Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic', Australian Journal of Music Therapy, vol 32, no 1 .
- Fuller, A. and Short, A. (2020), 'The utilisation of visual supports within music therapy practice in Australia : listening and looking', Australian Journal of Music Therapy, vol 31 , pp 1 - 25.
- Fuller, A. and McLeod, R. (2019), 'The Connected Music Therapy Teleintervention Approach (CoMTTA) and its application to family-centred programs for young children with hearing loss', Australian Journal of Music Therapy, vol 30 , pp 12 - 30.
Conference Papers
- Fuller, A. (2022), 'The 'Music Therapy Visual Schedule Approach' (MT-ViSA) within an online group program for young children experiencing hearing loss', International Association for Music and Medicine. Conference, Athens, Greece.
- Fuller, A. and McLeod, R. (2017), 'What's that sound? : tele-intervention music therapy for young children with hearing loss', World Congress of Music Therapy, Tsukuba, Japan.
- Mackay, R., Short, A. and Fuller, A. (2016), 'Connecting to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through music : a collaborative practice opportunity', Western Sydney University, School of Social Sciences and Psychology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Symposium, Parramatta, N.S.W..
Other Publications
- 2023, 'Up For Research Podcast: Resolving Latency in Online Music-Making', Recorded Work
- 2022, '"Music Matters" Pilot Program Final Report', Report
- 2021, 'Al Fuller: The Unexpected Journey', Recorded Work
- 2019, 'Sounding Out: Music for Health and Wellbeing', Report
The current working title of my research is: Investigating the utilisation of visual schedules within music therapy practice in face-to-face and teleintervention settings: A mixed methods approach.
For further information and publications, please go to:
Allison M Fuller on Research Gate
Allison M Fuller on Google Scholar
This information has been contributed by Doctor Fuller.
Supervision
Previous Supervision
| Thesis Title: | Music therapy with preterm infants and their families in the first 18 months after hospital discharge: A mixed methods study |
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| Thesis Title: | Dispersing Barriers with Reverse Inclusion: A Performative Arts-Based Research Project |
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