Note: The map below was last updated January, 2008, and there have been several changes since then. A new map is in development.
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Researchers involved in the project include:
All MCRI’s must have an arm's length board of 3 or more capable and eminent individuals who believe in the project. The AIRS Advisory Board advises the AIRS network, attends the annual meeting, and receives and reviews the AIRS annual report.
The following Professors have kindly accepted to serve on AIRS Advisory Board:
Director of Choral Programs
Professor, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
Director and Principal Investigator SSHRC MCRI Interface Asymmetry UQAM
Dr. Di Sciullo serves in an adjunct capacity due to her many other commitments
former member of the SSHRC Advisory Council
Chair Psychology Department, University of Prince Edward Island
Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association
Associate Director: Music, Sound & Action, MARCS Auditory Laboratories, University of Western Sydney
AIRS PROJECT DIRECTOR
Annabel J. Cohen, Professor of Psychology, University of Prince Edward Island, airscohen@upei.ca
AIRS RESEARCH THEME LEADERS/CO-LEADERS
1. Development
Christine Tsang, Department of Psychology, Huron University College.
Laurel Trainor, Dept. of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour; Director McMaster Institute for Music & the Mind;
Sandra Trehub, Professor Emerita, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
Frank Russo, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ryerson University
Annabel Cohen, Professor of Psychology, University of Prince Edward Island, acohen@upei.ca
2. Singing and Education
Patricia Shehan Campbell, Professor, Department of Music Education, University of Washington
Darryl Edwards, Director of Voice Program, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
Andrea Rose, Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Jennifer Sullivan, Professor, Department of Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia
3. Singing and Wellbeing
Godfrey Baldacchino, Canada Research Chair in Island Studies, UPEI
Lily Chen-Hafteck, Music Education Coordinator, Department of Music, Kean University
Rachel Heydon, Associate Professor Education, U. Western Ontario
Jennifer Nicol University of Saskachewan
AIRS DIGITAL LIBRARY of Singing.
Ichiro Fujinaga, McGill University
Jonathan Lane, AIRS, UPEI
AIRS GEOGRAPHIC LIAISONS
ATLANTIC CANADA
CENTRAL CANADA and CENTRAL USA, Frank Russo, Ryerson, Toronto
WESTERN CANADA, WESTERN USA, and SOUTH AMERICA, Rena Sharon, UBC
EUROPEAN UNION, Simone Dalla Bella, Poland
AUSTRALASIA, Mayumi Adachi, Hokkaido University, Japan
The Steering Committee, a smaller body, is a representative sub-group of the P&P Committee. It efficiently addresses daily issues and reports directly to and receives direction from the Advisory Board. It is represented by one person for each of the 3 Research themes, the Project Director, the Administrative Project Managers (non-voting), and the PDF/RA (non-voting).
Below is an attachment listing members associated with each Theme. This is a preliminary list, so please feel free to forward any changes to Annabel or Vickie
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Harold F. Abeles, Music Education, Columbia University Teachers College, USA
Mayumi Adachi, Psychology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JAPAN
Betty A. Bailey, Health Sector Council, Prince Edward Island
Godfrey Baldacchino, Canada Research Chair in Island Studies, UPEI
Steven Brown, Psychology, Simon Fraser University, CANADA
Patricia Shehan Campbell, Music, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Wladyslaw Cichocki, Linguistics, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Stephen Clift, Professor of Health Education, Sydney De Haan Research Center for Arts and Health, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
June Countryman, Music, University of Prince Edward Island, CANADA
Lily Chen-Hafteck, Music, Kean University, NJ, USA
Simone Dalla Bella, Cognitive Psychology, University of Finance & Management, Warsaw, POLAND
Steven Demorest, School of Music, University of Washington, WA, USA
Darryl Edwards, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, CANADA
Mike Forrester, Psychology, University of Kent, UK
Brad Frankland, Psychology, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, CANADA
Maija Fredrikson, Music Education, FINLAND
Ichiro Fujinaga, McGill University, CANADA
Martha Gabriel, Education, University of Prince Edward Island, CANADA
Mary Gick, Psychology, Carleton University, Ontario, CANADA
Jane Ginsborg, Royal Northern College of Music, UK
Petra Hauf, Psychology, Canada Research Chair in Culture and Development, St. Francis Xavier, CANADA
Rachel Heydon, Education, University of Western Ontario, CANADA
Beatriz Ilari, Federal University of Paraná – DeArtes, BRAZIL
Mark Leggott, Librarian, UPEI, Canada
Henrietta Lempert, Psychology, University of Toronto, CANADA
Felix Neto, Psychology & Education, University of Porto, PORTUGAL
Jennifer Nicol,College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, CANADA
Larry O'Farrell, UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning, Queen's University, CANADA
Susan O'Neill, Music Education, University of Western Ontario, CANADA
Caroline Palmer, Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuropsychology of Performance, McGill University, CANADA
Isabelle Peretz, Psychology, Universite de Montreal, CANADA
Mira Sundara Rajan, Law, University of British Columbia, CANADA
Frank Russo, Psychology, Ryerson University, CANADA
Andrea Rose, Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Jaan Ross, Music, University of Tartu, ESTONIA
Gottfried Schlaug, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Sid-Ahmed Selouani, Computer Engineering, Universite de Moncton, CANADA
Rena Sharon, Professor of Music, U. British Columbia
Stefanie Stadler Elmer, University of Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Kate Stevens, Psychology, MARCS, AUSTRALIA
Lauren Stewart, Goldsmith's College, University of London, UK
Jennifer Sullivan, Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, CANADA
Kati Szego, Folklore and Music, Memorial University, Nfld, CANADA
Laurel Trainor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour; Director McMaster Institute for Music & the Mind, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Sandra Trehub, Psychology, University of Toronto, CANADA
Christine Tsang, Psychology, Huron University College, Ontario, CANADA
George Tzanetakis, Computer Science, University of Victoria, CANADA
Graham Welch, University of London, UK
Carol Beynon, Education, University of Western Ontario
Chris Blanchard, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, CANADA
Jean-Paul Boudreau, Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, CANADA
Ian Cross, Music, Cambridge University, UK
Lori Custodero, Music Education, Columbia University, NY, USA
Theresa Doyle, Celtic recording artist, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Helga Rut Gudmundsdottir, Music Education, University of Iceland, ICELAND
Nathalie Henrich, Humanities and Social Sciences, CNRS, FRANCE
David Huron, Music, Ohio State University, USA
Udo Krautwurst, Sociology & Anthropology, University of Prince Edward Island, CANADA
Michael Lantz, Psychology, UPEI, CANADA
Theresa Leonard, Audio for Music and Sound, The Banff Centre, Alberta, CANADA
Psyche Loui, Psychology, University of California at Berkeley, CA, USA
Brian MacWhinney, Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Esther Mang, Music, Hong Kong Baptist University, HONG KONG
Jean Mitchell, Sociology and Anthropology, UPEI, CANADA
Richard Parncutt, Music, University of Graz, AUSTRIA
Leslie Phillmore, Psychology, Dalhousie University, CANADA
Janice Richman-Eisenstat, Medicine & Pharmacology, University of Manitoba, CANADA
Joan Russell, Education, McGill University, CANADA
Sung-Ha Shin-Bouey, Music, University of Prince Edward Island, CANADA
Johan Sundberg, Musical Acoustics, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH), SWEDEN
Siu-Lan Tan, Psychology, Kalamazoo College, Michigan, USA
Sten Terstrom, Musical Acoustics, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH), SWEDEN
Coralie Vincent, Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie, CNRS/Sorbonne-Nouvelle, Paris, FRANCE
Bradley Vines, Institute of Mental Health, The University of British Columbia, CANADA
Laura Lynne Armstrong, Clinical Psychology, University of Ottawa, CANADA
Utpola Borah, Ohio State University, USA
Gina Cardillo, Speech & hearing Sciences, University of Washington, WA, USA
Simone Falk, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München GERMANY
Boris Kleber, Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Neurobiology, Eberhard Karls Universitat Tubingen, GERMANY
Bing-Yi Pan, University of Prince Edward Island, CANADA
Janet Ann Lee, Graduate center of the City of New York, NY, USA
Pasquale Lidji , McGill University and BRAMS, CANADA
Manuela Marin, McGill, Quebec, CANADA
Helene Mitchell, Australian Centre for Applied Research in Music Performance, University of Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Judy Plantinga, Psychology (Infant Studies), University of Toronto at Mississauga, CANADA
Ruth Reveal, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, USA
Sean Roach, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, CANADA
Makiko Sadakata, NICI, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS
Diane Scanlon, Music Education, Columbia University Teacher's College, USA
Bradley Vines, Institute of Mental Health, The University of British Columbia, CANADA
Jean Mary Zarate, Montreal Neurological Institute, CANADA
Rayna Friendly, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, CANADA
Sally Busch, Carleton University, CANADA
Andrew Gordon Weatherhill
Jean Emmerson, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, CANADA
Leah Stevenson, University of Prince Edward Island, CANADA
2011 AIRS PARTNERS
The involvement of non-academic partners is critical to the success of the AIRS research plans. AIRS is grateful to its many partners for contributing both from a leadership and financial (either in-kind or in cash) stand point to the project. Companies (e.g., sound recording) or non-academic institutions (from the audio industry to public health) whose mandates are consistent with the value of singing in society are welcomed to approach the AIRS project for future involvement.
Potential AIRS Partners:
Thank you for your considering to be involved in the leadership and support of AIRS. To confirm your support and involvement, a letter of intent must be sent to:
Annabel Cohen
Project Director and Principal Investigator
Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing SSHRC MCRI
Depart of Psychology, University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue, Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island, Canada
C1A 4P3
In order for the letter to be written, you will need to be in touch with:
Each partner will be provided with the AIRS milestone document and original proposal. The AIRS team will work with you in the development of the details of the letter and we look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship.
Dear Dr. Cohen:
We [or name of your organization or facility] are pleased to be involved with the AIRS Major Collaborative Research Initiative to Advance Interdisciplinary Research in Singing. We have read the proposal and would welcome participation particularly in the area of Singing and (choose one: Development, Education, or Well-being) [optional, although our interest also extends to …either of the remaining two research themes].
Consistent with our mandate to ________________________ (fill in), our organization would look forward to the opportunity of _____________ with AIRS researchers. We understand that our role would be _________________________________. We are able to provide the time of xxxxx (name of person working in your organization who will liaise with AIRS) [Please simply insert the professional that applies to you] for x? ___ hours a [week, month, year] over 6 years of the grant. ________________ [Enter name of facility or organization] can also offer the space in which to conduct the activity, as well as access to [a desk, photocopier, piano??, computer programs]. In addition we can provide ______ (e.g., advertising) of the ____________ planned in conjunction with AIRS. This amounts to an in-kind contribution of $3,500 salary and $5000 ($100/wk) [Please note that you as AIRS Partner are offering the personnel and the space, you do not actually give us money. The granting agency simply wants an understanding of approximately what kind of dollar amount these contributions would make] for space rental for the 6 years during which the program would be carried out. (continuing with an example…) The space would also be provided for a graduate student researcher who would be the one to conduct the program and carry out the research. The research as we understand would consist of [e.g., interviews with the children and seniors, focus groups, and video recordings of various stages of the development of the program. The videos would be made available only the designated researchers, unless other permission were granted, and the entire project would be subject to the Canadian Tri-Council Ethical guidelines --- the deals will be provided by AIRS for each specific partner case]
We believe that the development of a protocol for -------- (specific to the organization) could enhance the lives of _______ through singing. We are therefore very pleased to participate as a partner in the AIRS program. Our contact person would be _______________________.
We wish you every success with the application.
Sincerely,
Name of Executive of Organization
Organization
c.c. to contact person in the organization
Acoustical Society for America
Association communautaire francophone de Saint-Jean
Association of Canadian Choral Communities
Association of Technology in Music Education
Canadian Association of Music Therapy
Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations
Canadian Journal of Music Therapy
Canadian Music Centre - Atlantic Region
Canadian Psychological Association: Section on Developmental Psychology
Canadian Psychological Association: Section on Health Psychology
Canadian Psychological Association: Section on International Psychology
International Society for Music Information Retrieval
Korean Society of Music Perception and Cognition
Nagasaki Bell Hearing Center
Prince Edward Island Registered Music Teachers Association
Society for Music Perception and Cognition
Sing for Your Life Ltd.
Society for Arts in Healthcare
"For the purposes of the MCRI program, stakeholders are defined as groups of individuals, policy makers and organizations interested in the critical issues and research results of your proposal. Do not include partners in this list."
AIRS needs to continue to identify stakeholders – those groups who will benefit from AIRS, directly or indirectly, but which do not contribute financially. We are allowed to list two pages of stakeholders. Examples would be schools, homes for seniors, organizations that do not provide financial support, choirs, choral societies that do not provide financial support, etc. For example, the Association of Canadian Choral Communities (ACCC).
Professional Associates are individual professional vocal artists and or educators who are supportive of the AIRS objectives and may provide advice, serve as a resource, or participate in activities.
Pamela Campbell, Singer, Voice Teacher, Choral Director, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Teresa Doyle, Celtic recording artist, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Helen Pridmore, Singer, Voice Teacher, Mount Allison, University, New Brunswick, Canada
Chadia Moghrabi, Informatique, Universite de Moncton, CANADA
Joy Ollen, Aural Skills Division, Douglas College, New Westminster BC, CANADA
John Tivendell, Psychology, U de Moncton, New Brunswick, CANADA
Alda de Jesus Oliveira, Federal University of Bahia, BRAZIL