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Biography
Dr Kirk Olsen is Research Centre Manager of the Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University (MQ), Sydney, Australia. Prior to this appointment in December 2022, Dr Olsen held positions as a Research Fellow in the MQ School of Psychological Sciences and Centre Manager of the MQ Centre for Elite Performance, Expertise, and Training. He is also lab manager of the MQ hub of the Music, Sound and Performance Research Group.
Dr Olsen's research combines psychological science with music and sound to investigate the mechanisms underlying human auditory perception, cognition, and emotion, with recent emphasis on the benefits of music for health and well-being across cultures and within subcultures. He is Co-Editor of a 2021 book entitled 'The science and psychology of music: From Beethoven at the office to Beyoncé at the gym' (Greenwood/ABC-CLIO).
Research interests
Specific research interests include:
- Music and emotional health
- Health benefits of physical musicality
- Psychosocial implications of violent music
- Social cohesion through intercultural music engagement
- Harmonious passion and psychological well-being
Teaching
I have guest lectured in the units 'Music, Mind, and Message', 'Perception' and 'Real-World Applications of Perception' at Macquarie University.
Research student supervision
Doctoral Student Projects
- Psychosocial benefits of intercultural music engagement and cross-cultural physical musicality (2022-2025). PhD (Psychology), Co-supervisor
- Can musical contact promote intercultural attitudes and connections between Chinese migrants and Australians? (2022-2025). PhD (Psychology), Co-supervisor
- Music with violent themes: From curiosity to passion (2019-2022). PhD (Psychology), Co-supervisor
- Processing violence and misogyny in extreme metal lyrics to optimise psychosocial benefits (2018-2021). PhD (Psychology), Co-supervisor
- A neuropsychological investigation of creativity in the context of musical improvisation (2017-2020). PhD (Psychology), Co-supervisor
- A systematic investigation of memory for melodies: How do musical features predict recognition performance? (2014-2017), PhD (Psychology), Co-supervisor
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Enhancing Lifeguard Performance: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Taylor, M. (Chief Investigator), Griffin, B. (Primary Chief Investigator), Wiggins, M. (Chief Investigator), Rich, A. (Chief Investigator), Curby, K. (Chief Investigator), Olsen, K. (Chief Investigator), Kavakli-Thorne, M. (Chief Investigator) & Giacomelli, L. (Chief Investigator)
31/08/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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CEPET: Centre for Elite Performance Expertise and Training (CEPET) - MQRC 2019
Thompson, B. (Primary Chief Investigator), Wiggins, M. (Chief Investigator), Crane, M. (Chief Investigator), Curby, K. (Chief Investigator), Downey, G. (Chief Investigator), Griffin, B. (Chief Investigator), Kallen, R. (Chief Investigator), Pearlman, K. (Chief Investigator), Reichle, E. (Chief Investigator), Rich, A. (Chief Investigator), Richardson, M. (Chief Investigator), Sutton, J. (Chief Investigator), Taylor, M. (Chief Investigator), Auton, J. (Associate Investigator), Baird, A. (Associate Investigator), Bicknell, K. (Associate Investigator), Carrigan, A. (Associate Investigator), Di Ieva, A. (Associate Investigator), Garrido, W. (Associate Investigator), Kangas, M. (Associate Investigator), Olsen, K. (Associate Investigator), Williams, M. (Associate Investigator) & Yu, L. (Associate Investigator)
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Who enjoys listening to violent music and why?
Thompson, W. F., Geeves, A. M. & Olsen, K. N., Jul 2019, In: Psychology of Popular Media Culture. 8, 3, p. 218-232 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
66 Citations (Scopus) -
Listener expertise enhances intelligibility of vocalisations in Death Metal music
Olsen, K. N., Thompson, W. F. & Giblin, I., Jun 2018, In: Music Perception. 35, 5, p. 527-539 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile17 Citations (Scopus)612 Downloads (Pure) -
Intensity dynamics and loudness change: A review of methods and perceptual processes
Olsen, K. N., 1 Dec 2014, In: Acoustics Australia. 42, 3, p. 159-165 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11 Citations (Scopus) -
A “looming bias” in spatial hearing? Effects of acoustic intensity and spectrum on categorical sound source localization
McCarthy, L. & Olsen, K. N., 1 Jan 2017, In: Attention, Perception and Psychophysics. 79, 1, p. 352-362 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus) -
Resilient memory for melodies: the number of intervening melodies does not influence novel melody recognition
Herff, S., Olsen, K. & Dean, R., 1 May 2018, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 71, 5, p. 1150– 1171 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus)