Daphne Rickson

I am a Senior Lecturer in music therapy at Victoria University of Wellington. I have practiced music therapy and undertaken research with a range of client populations but particularly with children and adolescents in schools.

My recent research projects have included participatory action research with young people who have intellectual disability; and an exploration of the perceived relationship between singing and well-being in a school severely affected by earthquakes.

Current investigations focus on music therapy with children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder, and song-writing with adolescents experiencing life-shortening illness. Daphne is co-author, with Katrina Skews McFerran, of Creating Music Cultures in the Schools: A perspective from community music therapy (2014).