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Karette Stensæth is a professor of music therapy and the leader of the Center for Research in Music and Health (CREMAH) at the Norwegian Academy of Music. As a centre leader, she works with developing projects and research collaborations. Recently, she has been heavily involved in projects with people with dementia. Stensæth is behind several national and international publications, including articles, books, and anthologies. Her interest in the world of Mikhail Bakhtin's ideas has motivated her writing. Stensæth has more than 20 years of practical experience as a music therapist with children and young people in vulnerable situations.
Areas of expertise
- Music and health
- Music therapy
- Music and dementia
- Children and young people in vulnerable life situations
- Improvisation
- Mikhail Bakhtin's philosophical universe
Publications
- Experiences of participant and public involvement in an international randomized controlled trial for people living with dementia and their informal caregivers 2024
- The music therapist is learning and developing too! Responsiveness, a premise in the improvisation between a therapist and child with intellectual disability. 2024
- Hva har vi lært av NRK-programmet Demenskoret? Musikk og personer med demens 2024
- The HOMESIDE Study—A Research Project to Support People Living With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers: Preliminary Report on Reading Intervention 2024
- Kvifor er kulturopplevelser så viktig for helse, livsglede og livskvalitet? 2023
- Music and Health. Music as health. How might the evolving knowledge affect modern music education? 2023
- Parkinsonforbundet, 18.09.2023: Bedre livskvalitet med musikk?Om sammenhenger mellom musikk, helse og parkinson 2023
- Bedre livskvalitet med musikk? Om sammenhenger mellom musikk, helse og parkinson. 2023
- HOMESIDE-studiens nettsier: www.homesidestudy.eu og www.homesidestudy.eu/norway 2023
- Redaktør for CREMAHs Facebooksider: https://www.facebook.com/cremah.no/ 2023
