Dr Kate Jones is the research group coordinator for Music Therapy at GSMD and also Director of the charity Music Therapy Lambeth. Her role at GSMD is to act as an ambassador for Music Therapy research by supporting current research activity, encouraging new projects in the Music Therapy department and by attracting PhD candidates and research collaborations with external partners.
Kate is passionate about social impact research and her PhD investigated the use of Music Therapy for young children with Selective Mutism; an anxiety-based condition whereby a child can speak confidently at home but not at school.
Kate began her research journey into Selective Mutism after being referred ‘quiet children’ from nursery schools. These children responded quickly to Music Therapy returning to the classroom talking and often becoming quite loud. Watch a BBC video about her research here.
Kate has published widely-read open access articles on this topic and presented papers at international conferences across Europe and the US. The next stage of her research is to collaborate with key professionals and parents of children with Selective Mutism to develop a manualised approach for the use of Music Therapy for children with SM prior to undertaking a Randomised Controlled Trial.
Kate’s other research interests are in the neuroscience of health and wellbeing, particularly for therapeutic interventions but also in the broader systemic applications of how we use the arts for nervous system regulation and health. She is currently developing research projects in this field.
If you are interested in discussing your research proposal or ideas with Kate please email: Kate.Jones@gsmd.ac.uk
A theoretical framework for the use of music therapy in the treatment of selective mutism in young children: multiple case study research
Jones, K., & Odell-Miller, H. (2022). A theoretical framework for the use of music therapy in the treatment of selective mutism in young children: multiple case study research. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 4-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2022.2028886
2022
View OutputEvaluating a theoretical framework for the use of music therapy in the treatment of selective mutism in young children: A multiple case study
Jones, K. (2019). Evaluating a theoretical framework for the use of music therapy in the treatment of selective mutism in young children: A multiple case study. [Doctoral Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University].
2019
View OutputWhy this girl didn’t speak at school until she was seven
Jones, K. (2017). Why this girl didn’t speak at school until she was seven. Digital or Visual Media, BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/magazine-39435646
2017
View OutputMusic Therapy and Mental Health
Jones, K. (2017). Music Therapy and Mental Health. Digital or Visual Media, BBC Radio 3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08n1mr5
2017
View OutputBook Review: Music Therapy in Schools: Working with Children of All Ages in Mainstream and Special Education
Jones, K. (2014). Book Review: Music Therapy in Schools: Working with Children of All Ages in Mainstream and Special Education. British Journal of Music Therapy, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/135945751402800106
2014
View OutputMusic Therapy and the Path into Speech.
Jones, K. (2014). Music Therapy and the Path into Speech. In 'Tackling selective mutism: A guide for professionals and parents'. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. https://us.jkp.com/products/tackling-selective-mutism
2014
View OutputHow intense is this silence? Developing a theoretical framework for the use of psychodynamic music therapy in the treatment of selective mutism in children with English as an additional language: A heuristic case study
Jones, K. (2012). How intense is this silence? Developing a theoretical framework for the use of psychodynamic music therapy in the treatment of selective mutism in children with English as an additional language: A heuristic case study. British Journal of Music Therapy, 26(2), 15-28.
2012
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