Editorial Team
Editor, English Content
Sara Pun, MMT, MEd, MTA, CCC
EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING
My completed degrees and designations include:
Master of Music Therapy (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Master of Education in Counselling Psychology (University of British Columbia)
Certified Music Therapist, MTA (Canadian Association of Music Therapists)
Registered Provisional Psychologist (College of Alberta Psychologists)
Canadian Certified Counsellor (Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association)
Registered Clinical Counsellor (BC Association of Clinical Counsellors)
Bachelor of Arts (University of Calgary)
Associate Diploma in Piano Performance (Royal Conservatory of Music)
Advanced Trainee in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music
PROFESSIONAL ROLES
I am a Music Therapist, Provisional Psychologist, Music Educator, and musician. I have worked in the community and abroad in my various roles. I believe in the power of music and I work from a place of integration. Some of my most fulfilling work has been working with private clients and students with my own business. I also enjoy special projects, such as when I volunteered in Nepal and worked as a music therapist at the children’s orphanage and women’s centre. Other places of work include the National Music Centre, University of Calgary, Banff and Canmore Hospital, and Semarandana Munggu (Bali).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests include exploring how world music practices can be adapted into Western models of healing. I am also interested in exploring the intersection between music therapy and counselling – both the similarities and differences both type of practices offers. I am drawn to the practical application of research that can be expressed in new ways, such as through art, story, and video. Research methodologies are primarily rooted in qualitative research with an appreciation for mixed methods. I have special interests in interdisciplinary research in ethnomusicology, applied arts, arts based research, narrative inquiry, phenomenology, case studies, and ethics.
Editor, French Content
Annabelle Brault, MA, MTA
EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING
A Certified Music Therapist (MTA) since 2015, I hold a Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapies (Music Therapy) from Concordia University and an Honours Bachelor of Music Therapy from the University of Windsor. Currently, I am an advanced trainee in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music.
PROFESSIONAL ROLES
I am a resource-oriented music therapist, musician, researcher and educator. A full-time music therapy lecturer at Concordia University in the music therapy graduate programs, I am interested in the integration of telehealth and music technology in the graduate education curriculum. Alongside teaching, I work as a music therapist in community settings with informal caregivers of older adults.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests include resource-oriented music therapy, telehealth, music therapy with caregivers, receptive music therapy, music as a health resource, digital well-being and the role of music in digital ecologies, as well as socially engaged art practices. Methodologies of interests include philosophical inquiries, phenomenology, intervention research, participatory-action research and arts-based research. Notably, I am a member of Concordia’s Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) where I conduct research alongside an interdisciplinary team on building resilience in the face of online hate through the arts.
Managing Editor
Sherene Chen-See
