The final paper from my PhD is finally out! Huge thank you to my supervisors @genevieve132.bsky.social and @nicolenelson.bsky.social for their support with this! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📣New paper!! “From music performance to prescription: A guide for musicians and health professionals” - an excellent collaboration with @genevieve132.bsky.social, Nick Aitcheson, and Christa Powell It is what it says on the tin! Open Access link 👇 shorturl.at/vmGwQ @ausmuspsysoc.bsky.social

📣 New paper! From Music Performance to Prescription: A Guide for Musicians and Health Professionals. Open access in Music & Science journal @melissaforbes.bsky.social #SocialPrescribing doi.org/10.1177/2059...

Excellent new paper from @bertottim.bsky.social and colleagues. Social prescribing for young people - realist evaluation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Wonderful review and meta analysis of group arts interventions for anxiety and depression in older adults in Nature Rev Mental Health - congrats Elizabeth Quinn, Janelle Jones and co at @queenmarycbb.bsky.social 👏🏼👏🏽

🚀 New Report: 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 Last year we partnered with Siân Brand from the UK’s Social Prescribing Network, to conduct a survey to understand the training & support needs for SP practitioners in Canada. 🔗 Read the report here: bit.ly/3XiM8o2

Finally published! I’m proud of this collaborative work (open access on this link onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/hsc/ ) #socialprescribing

Social prescribing is transforming care across Canada! On March 19—𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲—join us for a panel discussion on innovative approaches, challenges, and cross-sector collaborations bridging health and social care.

🚨 hot off the press 🚨our new review exploring longitudinal #risk and #protective factors for #loneliness in youth, led by the amazing @bueckersusanne.bsky.social nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New resource alert! Teaching #SocialPrescribing: An Educator’s Guide, based on my course “Social Prescribing in the City" Available here: bit.ly/3VFnz3O

We're proud to share that the @cspsc.ca just published a significant contribution in the January 2025 issue of the Canadian Family Physician journal on how #socialprescribing is transforming Canadian healthcare. 🍁 👏 👏 👏 We’re thrilled to see this work shaping the conversation.

New paper! 😃 Australian and UK perspectives on social prescribing implementation research: Theory, measurement, resourcing and discovery to ensure health equity. Dingle et al., (2025). Health and Social Care in the Community, accepted. Read the preprint here: osf.io/c2qng/

📣 New paper "UQ Voices: Building a community choir for international students following the global pandemic", Australian Voice, 25, doi.org/10.56307/AGZ.... This paper describes our shared leadership model and explores the impact of the choir on members and leaders. Take a look! #musicskyience

For lovers of #Flowers there’s a great exhibition on the theme at the Museum of Brisbane 🌹🪻🌸🌺🌷🌻🌼🪷

#ArtsonPrescription is a growing field. I have my summer reading plan and goal for next 12 months is to get on this map 😜

Been thinking about neurodivergent folks and music lately. Give this stunning new album by Australian composer Nat Bartsch a listen open.spotify.com/album/494kch...

Looking forward to read the special issue on Global Creative Health in Perspectives in Public Health and pleased to see our practice report about evaluation for our Kashmir project included artofhealing.org.uk journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Pleased to share new paper using the experience sampling method exploring which everyday activities improve the moods of adolescents (incl. the arts, sport, socialising), and looking at the impact for those with and without symptoms of depression and anxiety. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2...

Where are my #SocialPrescribing and #ArtsonPrescription people ? Is there a thread?

Pleased to share a new paper from the healing arts in Kashmir project (artofhealing.org.uk), led by Emma Brannlund, In/secure childhoods: Children and conflict in Kashmir - 2024 (sagepub.com)

We have a systematic review of arts on prescription published: The impact of arts on prescription on individual health and wellbeing: a systematic review with meta-analysis - www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

Want to know what’s happening with social prescribing in Australia? Read on dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

can’t wait to chair “The Arts on Prescription in Australia” at Fostering Creative Health April 19-20, feat. A/Prof Claire Hooker, A/Prof Melissa Forbes, A/Prof Christina Davies A/Prof Helen English & Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli [Image: ADragan (c) 2017]. Register on www.eventbrite.com.au/e/fostering-...

Can you spare 15 minutes to take part in our study exploring the cultural influences on music and memory? We need big numbers so please share as widely as possible: tinyurl.com/MusicUoW #PsychSciSky #musicscience

Social prescribing is an innovative frontier in health care. On World #SocialPrescribingDay, join other Australian health and social care leaders to advocate for a national rollout. Endorse the consensus statement here: creatingopportunitiestogether.com.au/consensus

We have open posts for post-docs to work on the #MIDAS Trial in Ireland, examining #SocialPrescribing and GP-based #Pharmacists for #Multimorbidity - if interested at all - please DM. Please RT my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...  my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

Large attendance at the Galway City Partnership 'Connected Society' event, launching Galway's new Social Prescribing scheme. I will be speaking shortly on "Connectedness, Fulfilment, and Well-being"... #Psychology #SocialPrescribing

Hello I’m new here. My #musicscience friend said it was a good place 🖤🎶