Associate ProfessorBronwen Ackermann
Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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- Associate ProfessorFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Investigating strategies to: promote health and enhance performance capacity; prevent and rehabilitate performance health issues in musicians across the lifespan; and increase health professional skills and education in managing conditions in this specialised population.
Encompassing: musicians applied anatomy and physiology research, music performance biomechanics, injury preventon, health promotion and health care provision research, development of evidence-based clinical assessments and treatments for musicians, enhancing health literacy and translational applications of health knowledge into music practice.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft1 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Zalpour C,
- Ackermann B,
- Armijo-Olivo S,
- Ballenberger N,
- Griefahn A
- GRANTSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council1 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2020People funded by this grant:
- Guptill C,
- Ackermann B,
- Roduta Roberts M,
- Visentin P,
- Wijsman S
- GRANTSound practice: Supporting sustainable careers in orchestral musicians through occupational health and safety initiativesAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Apr 2009 - 31 Mar 2015People funded by this grant:
- Ackermann B,
- Driscoll T,
- Kenny D
- GRANT25th symposium of medical problems of musicians and dancers - Aspen June 2007Ian Potter Foundation1 Jun 2007People funded by this grant:
- Ackermann B
- GRANTInternational Conference Travel GrantIan Potter Foundation1 Jan 2007People funded by this grant:
- Ackermann B
- GRANTInternational Conference Travel GrantUniversity of Sydney1 Jan 2007People funded by this grant:
- Ackermann B
- GRANTWinston Churchill FellowshipWinston Churchill Memorial Trust1 Jan 2002People funded by this grant:
- Ackermann B
- GRANTMovement and muscle activity patterns of the respiratory and orofacial musculature in brass instrumentalists under varied postural conditionsUniversity of SydneyPeople funded by this grant:
- O'Dwyer N,
- Halaki M,
- Ackermann B
