Dr Vicky Abad
Music Research Fellow & Casual Academic
School of Music
Book Chapter
Williams, Kate E., Nicholson, Jan M., Abad, Vicky, Docherty, Louise and Berthelsen, Donna (2011). Evaluating parent-child group music therapy programmes: Challenges and successes for Sing and Grow. In Jane Edwards (Ed.), Music therapy and parent-infant bonding (pp. 73-92) New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press.
Journal Articles
Williams, Kate E., Barrett, Margaret S., Welch, Graham F., Abad, Vicky and Broughton, Mary (2015) Associations between early shared music activities in the home andlater child outcomes: findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 31 2: 113-124. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2015.01.004
Williams, Kate E., Berthelsen, Donna, Nicholson, Jan M., Walker, Sue and Abad, Vicky (2012) The effectiveness of a short-term group music therapy intervention for parents who have a child with a disability. Journal of Music Therapy, 49 1: 23-44. doi:10.1093/jmt/49.1.23
Abad, Vicky, Williams, Kate and Zidar, Monica (2011) Australia: Brisbane floods January 2011. Voices Resources, .
Nicholson, Jan M., Berthelsen, Donna, Williams, Kate E. and Abad, Vicky (2010) National study of an early parenting intervention: implementation differences on parent and child outcomes. Prevention Science, 11 4: 360-370. doi:10.1007/s11121-010-0181-6
Abad, Vicky and Williams, Kate (2009) Funding and employment conditions: critical issues for Australian music therapy beyond 2009. Australian Journal of Music Therapy, 20 Special Edition: 56-62.
Nicholson, Jan M., Berthelsen, Donna, Abad, Vicky, Williams, Kate and Bradley, Julie (2008) Impact of music therapy to promote positive parenting and child development. Journal of Health Psychology, 13 2: 226-238. doi:10.1177/1359105307086705
Abad, Vicky and Williams, Kate E. (2007) Early intervention music therapy: reporting on a 3-year project to address needs with at-risk families. Music Therapy Perspectives, 25 1: 52-58.
Abad, V. and Williams, K. (2006) Early intervention music therapy for adolescent mothers and their children. British Journal of Music Therapy, 20 1: 31-38.
Williams, Kate Elizabeth and Abad, Vicky (2005) Reflections on music therapy with Indigenous families: cultural learning put into practice. Australian Journal of Music Therapy, 16 60-69.
Abad, V. and Edwards, J. (2004) Strengthening families: a role for music therapy in contributing to family centred care.. Australian Journal of Music Therapy, 15 3-17.
Abad, V. (2003) A time of turmoil: Music therapy interventions for adolescents in a paediatric oncology ward.. The Australian Journal of Music Therapy, 14 20-37.
Abad, V. (2002) Sing and grow: helping young children and their families grow together through music therapy early intervention programs. Annual Journal of the New Zealand Society of Music Therapy, 36-50.
Thesis
Abad, Vicky (2018). Music Early Learning Programs: Parental beliefs, aspirations and participation PhD Thesis, School of Music, The University of Queensland. doi:10.14264/uql.2018.249
Research Report
Berthelsen, Donna C.,, Williams, Kate Elizabeth, Abad, Vicky, Vogel, Lauren and Nicholson, Jan (2012) The parents at playgroup research report : engaging families in supported playgroups : Queensland University of Technology