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Professor Felicity Baker is a researcher within the Creative Arts & Music Therapy Research Unit who has specific expertise in music therapy, neurorehabilitation, dementia, songwriting, and voice work. She is passionate in researching how and why the creative arts contribute to the building of self-concept and identity following crises with a focus on the role of flow and meaning of the arts as mechanisms of change. Felicity is a former ARC Future Fellow and has attracted more than $15m in research funding. She has published 9 books and over 200 articles and book chapters. Her most recent publication is TLeadership and Management of Clinical Trials in Creative Arts Therapy (2022, Palgrave). Felicity is currently the Associate Editor for the Journal of Music Therapy.