Prof John Sloboda

Career: Keele Univ: memb Sch of Psychology 1974-2008, dir Unit for the Study of Musical Skill and Devpt 1991-2008, emeritus prof 2008-; research prof GSM 2009-; sometime pres: Psychology Section and Gen Section BAAS, European Soc for the Cognitive Sciences of Music; memb Editorial Bd: Musicae Scientiae (jl of European Soc for the Cognitive Sciences of Music), Psychology of Music, Music Perception, Psychology Teaching Review; Pres's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge Br Psychological Soc 1998; Oxford Research Gp: exec dir 2004-09, co-dir Every Casualty Prog 2007-; co-fndr Iraq Body Count Project; FBPsS, FBA

Books and Publications: The Musical Mind: The Cognitive Psychology of Music (1985), Generative Processes in Music: The Psychology of Performance, Improvisation and Composition (1988), Musical Beginnings: Origins and Development of Musical Competence (jtly, 1996), Perception and Cognition of Music (jtly, 1997), Music and Emotion: Theory and Research (ed jtly, 2001), Exploring the Musical Mind (2004), Psychology for Musicians (jtly, 2007), Beyond Terror: The truth about the real threats to our world (jtly, 2007), Handbook of Music and Emotion (ed jtly, 2010); also author of research papers and jl articles