The goal of the Australian Music and Psychology Society (AMPS) is to stimulate discussion and scholarly research on music and psychology in Australia.
AMPS has grown steadily in its membership since its formation in 1996. It now represents the national body of researchers in this field, and is a member of the Asia-Pacific Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (APSCOM). Along with sister organisations in the Asia-Pacific region (APSCOM), the United States (SMPC) and Europe (ESCOM), AMPS represents our community and Australian research on the international stage, primarily through the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC).
- Discuss research through node-based events
- Attend our biennial conference
- Our meetings and conferences feature local and overseas presenters addressing a variety of topics
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Executive Committee
President
Amanda Krause (James Cook University, QLD)
Treasurer
Jon Prince (Murdoch University, WA)
Secretary
Kristal Spreadborough (The University of Melbourne, VIC)
Ordinary members
Dianna Vidas, Social Media Chair (The University of Queensland, QLD)
Melissa Forbes, ECR Development Chair (University of Southern Queensland, QLD)
Kate Stevens (Western Sydney University, NSW)
Emery Schubert (University of New South Wales, NSW)
Jane Davidson (The University of Melbourne, VIC)
Mary Broughton (The University of Queensland, QLD)
Genevieve Dingle (The University of Queensland, QLD)
Anthony Chmiel (Western Sydney University, NSW)
Marco Susino (Flinders University, SA)
Natalie Peluso (The University of Queensland, QLD)
Olivia Urbaniak (University of Sydney, NSW)
Merrick Powell (Maquarie University, NSW)Â
Latest Updates
AMPlify2023 April Seminar: Getting published in music psychology with Kate Stevens
When: Wednesday 5 April 4pm AEST via Zoom Register here This our second session for 2023 designed to support HDRs and ECRs to navigate their careers in music psychology. Overview When is the right time to be thinking about publishing your work? How to select the most...
read moreAMPlify23 March seminar: All about post-docs
When: Wednesday 8 March 4 pm AEST via Zoom Watch here This will be the first of our sessions for 2023 designed to support HDRs and ECRs to navigate their careers in music psychology. This session will be a round table discussion about the experiences of applying for...
read moreTwo 3-year post-doc positions Amiens/Dijon, France: neurodevelopment and rhythm processing
Two 3-year post-doc positions are available within the research project PreMusic, funded by the French National Research Agency ANR. This project aims is to evaluate the impact of early musical interventions in the NICU on preterm infants’ development, starting...
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