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Email

felicity.baker@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor in Music (Music Therapy)
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Education
Graduate Certificate
The University of Queensland
PhD
Aalborg University
Masters (Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-2213-4467

Prof Felicity Baker

Professor in Music (Music Therapy)
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

263 Scholarly works
18 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Music therapy approaches to support relationship quality in couples living with dementia: A hermeneutic-phenomenological study of music therapists’ reflections
    DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2025.2497805
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, and demographic characteristics of care home residents living with dementia in six countries
    DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2025.2551788
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Exploring the rehabilitative potential of familiar song for a child with acute DoC: A single case analysis of EEG and time-locked video
    DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2025.2494211
  • 2023

    Research grants (international)

    MATCH (Music Attuned Care: Technology via eHealth), a Music Adaptive Technology to Manage Symptoms of Dementia
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Music Attuned Technology Care eHealth (MATCH): A Music Based Mobile eHealth Solution to Support Care of People With Dementia
  • 2019

    Journal article

    HOMESIDE: Home-based family caregiver-delivered music and reading interventions for people living with dementia: Protocol of a randomised controlled trial
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031332
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Music Therapy Interventions for Dementia: Cluster Randomised Control Trial
Felicity Baker

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2023
Marles Medal for Research Impact
2017
World Federation of Music Therapy Research Award
2015
American Music Therapy Association Research Award
2014
Ruth Bright Award

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    An overview of the impact of music-based interventions in congregate settings for people living with dementia*
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003582472-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Group singing in cognitive decline – what it is and how it is done. A systematic search and review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103725
  • 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

    Journal article

    Clinical effectiveness of music interventions for dementia and depression in older people (MIDDEL): a multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trial
    DOI: 10.1016/j.lanhl.2025.100783
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Relationship between dementia diagnostic characteristics and severity of depressive symptoms in a cross-sectional analysis of HOMESIDE baseline data
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-20385-z
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A randomized pilot and feasibility trial of live and recorded music interventions for management of delirium symptoms in acute geriatric patients
    DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-05954-1
  • 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

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

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

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