Simon Gilbertson, Dr. Rer. Medic

CURRICULUM VITAE

Simon Gilbertson, Dr. rer. medic.

Associate Professor, Music Therapy

The Grieg Academy

University of Bergen

Lars Hillesgt. 5

5310, Bergen

Norway

Telephone: +47 452 48980

Email:

EDUCATION

2002-2005

Dr. rerum. medicinalium, PhD, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany

Chair for Qualitative Research in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

“Music therapy in early neurosurgical rehabilitation with people who have experienced traumatic brain injury”

1995-1996

Diploma in Music Therapy

Institute of Music Therapy

University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany

1992-1993

Post-graduate Diploma in Music Therapy

Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre

City University, London, England

1988-1991

Bachelor of Music (Hons, Ethnomusicology and Composition)

King’s College

University of London, England

EMPLOYMENT

2010-ongoing

Associate Professor in Music Therapy

Grieg Academy - Institute of Music

Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre, GAMUT

University of Bergen, Norway

2007-2010

Junior Lecturer

MA in Music Therapy

Irish World Academy of Music and Dance

University of Limerick, Ireland

2005-2007

Music Therapist

Nordoff-Robbins Centre, Witten, Germany

2002-2005

Research Assistant, PhD candidate, and Lecturer in Music Skills

Chair of Qualitative Research in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany

1994-2002

Head of Department, Senior Music Therapist

Music Therapy Department,

Klinik Holthausen, Clinic for Early Neurosurgical Rehabilitation, Hattingen, Germany

1993-1994

Music Therapist

Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre, London, England (children and adolescents)

Ravenswood Residential Village, Berkshire, England (children, adolescents and adults)

Open Door Music Therapy Charity, Chelmsford, England (pre-school children)

1991-1992

Teaching Assistant

Chinnor Autism Unit for school children with autistic spectrum disorder

Chinnor Primary School, Buckinghamshire, England

TEACHING

2010- Associate Professor, Music Therapy

2011-2014: Head of Studies of the 5-year Integrated MA in Music Therapy, The Grieg Academy, University of Bergen

Responsible for finance, future strategy planning and national and international collaborations of the MA course. Own teaching portfolio, module creation and co-ordination and assessment of up to 9 modules each semester, supervision of final semester research theses, supervision of students during clinical placement, PhD supervision. Responsible for interview/audition and selection procedure. Co-ordination of clinical placements during entire integrated 5-year program. Senior Researcher in The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre. Full member of the Interprofessional Education Programme (TVEPS) and related Interprofessional Research Group (TVEPS Research).

2008-2010 Acting Course Director, MA in Music Therapy, University of Limerick

2007-2010 Junior Lecturer, MA in Music Therapy, University of Limerick

Teaching, module co-ordination and assessment of 3 modules each semester, supervision of final semester research theses, supervision of students during clinical placement in final semester. Participation in interview/audition and selection procedure. Co-ordination of clinical placements during entire 2-year MA program.

2004 Guest Lecturer: Systematic Literature Review and Advanced Literature Review Methodologies: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld

RESEARCH GRANTS/PROJECTS

November 2013-: Grieg Academy Research Grant UiB: ‘In Corporeal Time’: An exploration of the musicological and cardiovascular ecology of music making and listening. Though the two entities, cardiovascular activity and musicological structure are most commonly hidden to visual perception, this study will explore the ways in which theoretical and practical elicitations of the two entities are possible. Heart rate measurements of 5 musicians and 5 audience members and video and notated transcription of musical interaction. Grant value: 12.000 Norwegian Kroner.

February 2013-: Grieg Academy Research Grant, UiB. ‘In Audible Movements’: A multidisciplinary collaborative research project investigating interrelations between physical movement and musical structures in multidisciplinary music improvisation. Multiple camera and qualitative data analysis. Grant value: 72.000 Norwegian Kroner.

February 2012-Dec 2015: Grieg Academy Creative Arts Research Grant, UiB. ‘In Visible Hands’: A creative arts project investigating the meaning given to embodiment in music therapy practice using sculpture and qualitative analysis of therapist’s narratives on the use and meaning of their hands in music therapy. Grant providing for materials: 3500,- Norwegian Kroner.

June 2012 University of Bergen: Participant in an application for funding for a Centre of Excellence to the Norwegian Research Council led by Prof. Brynjulf Stige. Involvement in creating work package related to neurological basic- and applied research in music therapy. Grant was not awarded.

January 2008: University of Limerick Faculty Research Seed Funding. Building music therapy research capacity on the island of Ireland. An investigation into the current state of research. Grant supporting travel and equipment: 1489 EUR.

August 2005: University of Witten/Herdecke: "CaseBase": Co-author of a research grant awarded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the development and creation of a research database of case material related to music therapy and children who had experienced traumatic brain injury. Project was not implemented due to Institute closure. Value of grant: Full salary for a research fellow in full-time employment for 2 years plus student researcher support.

PUBLICATIONS

Book

Gilbertson, S. and Aldridge, D. (2008). Music therapy and traumatic brain injury: A light on a dark night. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Book chapters

Gilbertson, S. (2016). Traumatic Brain Injury. In J. Edwards (Ed.) Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy. Chapter 17. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Gilbertson, S. (2015). In the light of day: A real-world perspective on childhood severe traumatic brain injury and music therapy during early neurosurgical rehabilitation. In: C. Dileo (Ed.), Advanced practice in medical music therapy: Case reports, pp. 74-83. Cherry Hills, NJ: Jeffrey Books.

Edwards, J. & Gilbertson, S. (2015). Exploring resistance and change in music therapy learning for students and educators. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas Publisher.

Gilbertson, S. (2013). Stroke. In: J. Allen (Ed.), Guidelines for Music Therapy Practice: Medical Care for Adults, pp. 114-144. Gilsum: Barcelona Publishers.

Gilbertson, S. (2005). Music therapy with people who have experienced traumatic brain injury: A literature review. In D. Aldridge: Music therapy in neurological rehabilitation (pp.83-138). Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London.

Gilbertson, S. (1999). Music therapy in neurosurgical rehabilitation. In T. Wigram & J. De Backer (Eds.), The application of music therapy in development disability, paediatrics and neurology (pp.224-245). London: Jessica Kingsley Publications.

Papers in refereed journals

Gilbertson, S. (2015). In visible hands: The matter and making of music therapy. Journal of Music Therapy, 52(4), pp. 487-514. doi: 10.1093/jmt/thv014

Gilbertson, S. (2013). Improvisation and Meaning. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 8, pp. 65-74.

Mössler, K. Gilbertson, S., Krüger, V. & Schmid, W. (2013). Converging reflections on music therapy with children and adolescents: A collaborative seminar on diverse areas of music therapy practice and research. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 13(2). Available from: https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/721/612

Gilbertson, S. (2013, accepted). A review of music therapy and pediatric traumatic brain injury. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation.

Gilbertson, S. (2009). A reference standard bibliography: Music therapy with children who have experienced traumatic brain injury. Music and Medicine, 1,2,129-139.

Bornhoft, G., Maxion-Bergemann, S., Wolf, U., Kienle, G., Michalsen, A., Vollmar, H., Gilbertson, S., Matthiessen, P. (2006). Checklist for the qualitative evaluation of clinical studies with particular focus on external validity and model validity. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11, 6, 56.

Gilbertson, S. and Aldridge, D. (2006). "The Canadian Journal of Music Therapy and the Music Therapy World Journal Index: A full-text bibliographic database". Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 13, 23-34.

Gilbertson, S. and Aldridge, D. (2004). "The Australian Journal of Music Therapy and the Music Therapy World Journal Index: The first full text music therapy journal database". Australian Journal of Music Therapy, 15, 76-83.

Gilbertson, S. and Aldridge, D. (2003). "Searching PubMed/MEDLINE, Ingenta and the Music Therapy World Journal Index for articles published in the Journal of Music Therapy." Journal of Music Therapy, 40(4), 324-344.

Gilbertson, S. and Ischebeck, W. (2002). "Merging pathways: Music therapy in neurosurgical rehabilitation." Acta Neurochirurgica, 79, 41-42.

Book review in refereed journals

Gilbertson, S. (2011). Book Review: Goodman, K. (2011). Music therapy education and training: From theory to practice. Springfield: Charles C Thomas Publisher Ltd. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy.

Gilbertson, S. (2010). Book Review: Stern, Daniel (2010). Forms of Vitality: Exploring Dynamic Experience in Psychology, the Arts, Psychotherapy, and Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy.

Gilbertson, S. (2007). Book Review: Baker, Felicity & Jeanette Tamplin (2006). Music Therapy Methods in Neurorehabilitation: A Clinician's Manual . London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy.

Papers in non-refereed journals

Edwards, J., Ledger, A. & Gilbertson, S. (2013). Exploring potentials for the use of music and music therapy in antenatal care: A review and discussion. Journal of the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists

Gilbertson, S. (2008).The silent epidemic of road traffic injury: What can music therapists do about it? Voices: An international forum for music therapy.

Gilbertson, S. (2007). "Through the eyes of a child: Children who film their music therapy experience. Early Childhood Newsletter of the American Association of Music Therapy, 3, 11.

Gilbertson, S. (2007). "Researching Improvisation: Music therapy with people in neurorehabilitation who have experienced traumatic brain injury". Journal of the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapies. Spring, 22-30.

Gilbertson, S. (2006). "Music therapy with children who have experienced traumatic brain injury. Early Childhood Newsletter of the American Association of Music Therapy 12, 3.

Gilbertson, S. (2004). "Improvisation in der Musiktherapie mit Menschen mit traumatischen Schaedel-Hirn-Verletzungen: Eine Literaturübersicht aus dem "Structured Review Project"." [Improvisation in music therapy with individuals with traumatic brain injury: A literature review from the Structured Review Project]. Musiktherapeutische-Umschau, 25, 1, 63-69.

Online publications

Gilbertson, S. (2006). "Music therapy in early neurorehabilitation with people who have experienced traumatic brain injury." Music Therapy Today (online), 7, 3, 662-693. Available at www.musictherapyworld.net

Gilbertson, S. (2003). "Growing roots: Music therapy in neurosurgical rehabilitation." Music Therapy Today (online). Available at www.musictherapyworld.net

Gilbertson, S. and Aldridge, D. (2003). "Strategies for searching electronic databases." Music Therapy Today (online), 4, 4. Available at www.musictherapyworld.net

Gilbertson, S. (2002). "Places to learn - a contemporary demand for student placements in music therapy." Music Therapy Today (online). Available at www.musictherapyworld.net

Multimedia publications

Gilbertson, S. (2002). Light on a dark night. Music Therapy World Information CD ROM IV. Witten: Music Therapy World.

Aldridge, D., Gilbertson, S., and Wentz, M. (2004). Music Therapy World Database CD ROM. Witten; Music Therapy World.

Conference proceedings

Kern, P., Tocantins Sampaio, R., Gilbertson, S., Chung, H. W., & Tait, A. (2008). The color of us: Music therapy for young children around the world. Proceedings of the 12. World Congress of Music Therapy, (pp.484-498). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Libreria Akadia Editorial, July 2008.

Presentations, papers and guest lectures

Keynote presentations

Gilbertson, S. (2013). “Navigation and Sounding: Fundamental modes of being: sensing creative music practices” Keynote presentation, Grieg Research School of Interdisciplinary Music Studies: Autumn seminar 2013: Musical creation and creativity: Towards new practices, process and understandings. 28th November 2013, Bergen, Norway.

Gilbertson, S. (2008). "Sense of Relation". Keynote presentation, Mozart and Science Congress, 19th November 2008, Vienna, Austria.

Gilbertson, S. (2008). "Research in music therapy and neurology". Keynote presentation, Music Therapy in Neurological Rehabilitation, 21st July, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Gilbertson, S. (2005). "Music therapy in rehabilitation with people who have experienced traumatic brain injury." Keynote presentation: Symposium on Music Therapy and Brain Injury, Danish Brain Injury Society. 25th October. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Papers and seminar presentations

Gilbertson, S. (2015). Music therapy, matter and embodied practice in medical education. December 6. Leeds Institute of Medical Education, UK.

Todd, C. & Gilberston, S. (2015). Intra-Weaving: Meeting through the motions of making. AHRC TECHNE (un)conference: Kinesis and Stasis. November 27. London, UK.

Gilbertson, S. & Fachner, J. (2012). “Imaging and Sensing: Convergence of basic and applied research and practice with music, music therapy and the brain. Symposium chair and presenter. 7th Nordic Music Therapy Congress. June 14. Jyväskylä, Finland.

Gilbertson, S. (2012). "The sense of relation". 7th Nordic Music Therapy Congress, June 14. Jyväskylä, Finland.

Gilbertson, S. (2012). "Chaos perfected: An idiosyncratic-conventional spectrum of the phenomenon of the brain, music and music therapy". 7th Nordic Music Therapy Congress, June 14. Jyväskylä, Finland.

Gilbertson, S. (2012). "Imaging and sensing: A Multidisciplinary symposium on music, music therapy, and the brain". 7th Nordic Music Therapy Congress, June 14. Jyväskylä, Finland.

Gilbertson, S. (2012). “New convergences in music thrapy” Musikkens virkning. 2nd Decemeber 2011, Bergen, Norway.

Gilbertson, S. (2011). "The three R’s: relation, relating and relationships". 3rd Norwegian Music Therapy Conference. June 13. 2011, Fana, Norway.

Gilbertson, S. (2011). "Three things new". 3rd Norwegian Music Therapy Conference. June 13. 2011, Fana, Norway.

Gilbertson, S. (2010). “The sense of relation”. Musikkens virkning: A multidisciplinary conference on music. November 16., Bergen, Norway

Gilbertson, S. (2009). "The sense of relation". 6th Nordic Music Therapy Congress, May 1. Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

Gilbertson, S. (2008). "Music therapy and acquired brain injury". Invited paper, BRI, Advocacy group for individuals and families affected by acquired brain injury. 10th October 2008, Dublin, Ireland

Gilbertson, S. (2008). "Music therapy in early childhood". International panel presentation, 25th July, World Congress of Music Therapy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Gilbertson, S. (2008). “Music therapy and computer-based facilitation”. Seminar, Centre for Comnputational Musicology and Computer Music, 26th March 2007, University of Limerick, Ireland.

Gilbertson, S., Aldridge, D. and Edwards, J. (2007). “Music therapy and neurological rehabilitation”. Seminar in the Comaimseartha Series at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick, Ireland.