Melissa Forbes

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University of Southern Queensland

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Melissa Forbes is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Queensland. Her research areas focus on musical identity, the experiences of performers, and the social impact of music. Recent articles include studies on the construction of musical identity through identity process theory and the effects of reality television on singing self-concept. Additionally, she contributes to discussions on the role of music in fostering community belonging and enhancing quality improvement in higher education.

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Open Date: 2005-01-01

Close Date: 2005-01-01

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Dale Cox

Assistant Professor of Music

Coastal Carolina University

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Lyn Alderman

University of Southern Queensland

AUSTRALIA

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Amanda Krause

Lecturer

James Cook University

AUSTRALIA

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Genevieve Dingle

Professor

University of Queensland

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Jason Goopy

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Edith Cowan University

AUSTRALIA

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Diane Hughes

Macquarie University

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Kate Cantrell

University of Southern Queensland

AUSTRALIA

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Andrew Hickey

Professor- Communications

University of Southern Queensland

AUSTRALIA

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Exploring Female Broadway Performers’ Experiences of Singing in Mix

From Music Performance to Prescription: A Guide for Musicians and Health Professionals

Becoming singular: Musical identity construction and maintenance through the lens of identity process theory

Addressing the Global Crisis of Social Connection: Singers As Positively Energizing Leaders Who Create Belonging in Our Communities

“The Full Monty”: Taking a Fully Qualitative Approach to Research By Singers, With Singers, For Singers

The experiential salience of music in identity for singing teachers

Choose your own adventure: Vocal jazz improvisation, conceptual metaphor, and cognitive embodiment

Book Review: Music Making and Civic Imagination by David A. Camlin (Intellect Books)

Does Reality Television-Style Singing Influence Singing Self-Concept?

Course enhancement conversations: A holistic and collaborative evaluation approach to quality improvement in higher education

Introducing multi-sited focused ethnography for researching one-to-one (singing voice) pedagogy in higher education

“We’re pushing back”: Group singing, social identity, and caring for a spouse with Parkinson’s

Learning to make a difference: value creation in social learning spaces [Book review]

Higher degree research supervision beyond expertise: a Rancierean and Freirean perspective on HDR supervision

Giving voice to jazz singers’ experiences of flow in improvisation

'This circle of joy': meaningful musicians’ work and the benefits of facilitating singing groups

Collaborators (8)

Dale Cox

Lyn Alderman

Amanda Krause

Genevieve Dingle

Jason Goopy

Diane Hughes

Kate Cantrell

Andrew Hickey

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