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Email

zara.thompson@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Postdoctoral Fellow (Music Therapy)
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-6215-3577

Dr Zara Thompson

Postdoctoral Fellow (Music Therapy)
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

19 Scholarly works
1 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    Community singing as a resource in dementia
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003582472-4
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Examining the essentialist perspective: A critical interpretive synthesis of literature on music therapy for culturally minoritised older adults
    DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2026.2630352
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    "i wouldn't like technology to give people a get out of jail free card": Caregiver Reflections on a Hypothetical AI-assisted Music Intervention for Dementia Care
    DOI: 10.1145/3726986.3726992
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Music Attuned Technology to Predict and Treat Agitation in People With Moderate to Severe Dementia 
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Mixed methods feasibility study of Music Attuned Technology Care via eHealth (MATCH) for people with complex behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia within an acute psychogeriatric ward
    DOI: 10.1002/alz.70124
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Music attuned technology care via eHealth (MATCH): A proof-of-concept study for community-dwelling people living with dementia and caregivers
    DOI: 10.1177/20552076251379768
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Developing a best-practice agenda for music therapy research to support informal carers of terminally ill patients pre- and post-death bereavement: a world café approach
    DOI: 10.1186/s12904-024-01369-8
Zara Thompson

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2016
Denise Grocke award for excellence in student or new graduate conference presentations, Australian Music Therapy Association Australian Music Therapy Association

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Music Attuned Technology: Care via eHealth (MATCH): A proof‐of‐concept study trialling a music therapy informed mobile application for caregivers of people living with dementia
    DOI: 10.1002/alz.084857
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Music Attuned Technology: Care via eHealth (MATCH): A proof‐of‐concept study trialling a music therapy informed mobile application for caregivers of people living with dementia
    DOI: 10.1002/alz.094181
  • 2024

    Conference Proceedings

    Family Caregiver Experiences of Using a Mobile App for Music-based Training to Support Dementia Care
    DOI: 10.1145/3613904.3642308
  • 2024

    Journal article

    ParkinSong Online: Feasibility of Telehealth Delivery and Remote Data Collection for a Therapeutic Group Singing Study in Parkinson’s
    DOI: 10.1177/15459683231219269

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