JENNIFER
A. J. NICOL, Ph.D., R.D.Psych., M.T.A. Associate
Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
and Special Education; and Associate Member,
Department of Music and Department of Women's
and Gender Studies.
EDUCATION: BMus
(British Columbia);
BMT (Wilfrid Laurier);
MA (British Columbia);
PhD (British Columbia).
PROFESSIONAL
CREDENTIALS
Registered Doctoral
Psychologist (since
2005, Saskatchewan
College of Psychologists)
Accredited Music Therapist (since 1992, Canadian
Association for Music Therapy)
TEACHING AREAS: Theory
and Practice of Counselling
Psychology; Qualitative
Research Methodologies.
COURSES TAUGHT:
ERES 845 Qualitative Research Methods
SCP 814 Individual Interventions
SCP 816 Group Interventions
SCP 817 Career and Transition
Planning
EPSE
417 Introduction to Counselling
RESEARCH INTERESTS: As
an Accredited Music Therapist
and a Registered Doctoral
Psychologist, I am uniquely
positioned to advance
a research program that
furthers knowledge about
the benefits of music,
especially therapeutic
benefits that are easily
accessed and available
for use in everyday life.
The research questions
that drive my program
of research are: How
does music enhance the
actions of everyday life
as negotiated across
varied circumstances
and populations; and
secondly, how do spontaneous
everyday uses of music
extend understanding
about coping? Listening
Well with Music and Meeting
Youth in Music are
two currently funded
projects that will continue
to be expanded and developed. Further
interests are in creativity
and the helping process,
feminist counselling
practices, and qualitative
inquiry. Qualitative
research has provided
the best means for realizing
my research interests
over the past 8 years,
and I am particularly
intrigued by the use
of vocative aesthetic
texts, which draw on
both the Humanities and
the Social Sciences,
to convey understanding.
CURRENT RESEARCH
FUNDING/GRANTS INFORMATION:
Nicol, J.J. (2008, $2,000.00).
John Ranton McIntosh Faculty/Student Research
Grant. University of Saskatchewan College of
Education.
Nicol, J.J. (2007, $7,104.00). Meeting
Youth in Music. Canadian Music Therapy
Trust Fund.
Nicol, J.J. (2005-2007, $57,130.00). Solitary
Music Listening as a Social Process for Women
Living with Chronic Illness. Saskatchewan
Health Research Foundation New Investigators
Establishment Grant.
Nicol, J.J. (2004-2006, $10,000.00). Ethical
dilemmas in qualitative research: Negotiating
the Qualitative Researcher-Participant Relationship. University
of Saskatchewan College of Education John Ranton
McIntosh Research Grant .
Nicol, J.J. (2004, $4,800.00). Meeting
Youth in Music. Canadian Music Therapy
Trust Fund.
Nicol, J.J. (2004, $2,625.00). Meeting
Youth in Music. University of Saskatchewan
President’s SSHRC.
GRADUATE
STUDENTS:
Sarah Friesen (MEd, 2008).
Thesis Title: Dancing Through
High School: The Experiences of High School Girls
Engaged in Elite Dancing Training. See http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-07142008-082034/
Kim MacKinnon (MEd, 2008) Thesis
Title: Between a Rock and
a Hard Place: A Qualitative Exploration of the
No-Show Phenomenon. See http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-04172008-232423/
Karen Lloyd (MEd, 2007) Thesis
Title: Coming to Terms with
Disability and Loss: A Narrative Study of Adjustment
to Quadriplegia.
See http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-03062008-130729/
Joni Wiebe (MEd, 2007) Thesis
Title: ADHD, the Classroom
and Music: A Case Study.
See http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-09162007-165847/
Jacqueline
Rhinas (MEd, 2006) Thesis
Title: Resiliency
in the Face of Interparental Violence: A Qualitative
Study
See http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08182006-110721/
Gerri Siemens (MEd, 2006) Thesis
Title: Adolescent
Girls’ Experiences of Music Listening and
Romance. See http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08212006-140710/
Chelaine Woodcock (MEd., 2005)
Thesis Title: School
Counsellor Narratives of Development. See
http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-05042005-141934/
Gwen
Chappell (MEd., 2005) Thesis Title: The
Journeyman Musician, The Phoenix, and the Spiritual
Musician: Experiences of Combining Music with
Salaried Employment. See http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-03312005-184310/
Deb Roth (MEd., 2004)
Thesis Title: Adult
Reflections on Childhood Verbal Abuse.
See
http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-07272004-163726/
Tara Storie (MEd Candidate).
Thesis Title: Creativity, Male Chronic
Illness and Coping: An Exploratory Study
Misha Davison
(MEd Candidate). Thesis Title: Returning
to the Well: An Inquiry into Women’s Experiences
in Community-Based
Expressive Movement
Classes
Gisèle Lalonde (MEd
Candidate). Thesis Title: Connecting with
Identifies with Singing: Francophone Adolescent
Girls’ Experiences.
Angela-Elizabeth-Grace
Wlasenko (MEd Candidate),
Thesis Title: Bereaved Children’s Grief
and the Use of the Creative Arts: A Case Study
of the “Good Grief” Workshop
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:
Nicol, J.J. (In press). Managing
chronic illness with the companionship of music.
In J. Gallivan & S. Cooper (Eds.), Pathways,
bridges and havens: Psychosocial determinants
of women's health. Sydney, Canada: Cape Breton
University Press.
Nicol, J.J. (Under review).
Body, time, space and relationship in the music
listening experiences of women living with chronic
illness, Psychology of Music.
Nicol, J.J. (2008).
Creating vocative texts. The
Qualitative Report, 13 (3), 316-333 at http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR13-3/nicol.pdf
Wiebe, J., & Nicol, J.J. (2007). Juxtaposition:
ADHD and Music in School. Canadian
Journal of Music Therapy, 13(2), 171-173.
Young, R.A., & Nicol,
J.J. (2007). Counselling Psychology
in Canada: Advancing Psychology for All. Applied
Psychology:
International Review,
56(1), 20-32.
Nicol,
J.J. (2006). Me Making
Music, Music Making
Me: Unexpected Travels in Music and Music Therapy. Voices:
A World Forum for Music Therapy,, 6(2)
at http://www.voices.no/mainissues/mi40006000210.html
Nicol,
J.J. (1998). Valuing the Practice of Music Therapy:
Possibilities with Action Research. Canadian
Journal of Music Therapy, VI, 52-62.
Nicol,
J.J., & Long, B.C. (1996). Creativity
and Perceived Stress of Female Music Therapists
and Hobbyists. Creativity Research Journal,
9, 1-10. See http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=76988839
NON-REFEREED
PUBLICATIONS:
Nicol,
J.J. (Accepted). Book
review of Susan Hadley’s
Feminist Perspectives
in Music Therapy. Canadian
Journal of Music
Therapy, XIII (1)
Nicol, J.J. (2007).
Meaningful Melodies: The Healing Effects of
Music Therapy. Chronically
Canadian, 2, 30-31.
Nicol, J.J. (2006). Book
review of Susan Hadley’s
Psychodynamic Music Therapy Case Studies. Canadian
Journal of Music Therapy, XII (1), 62-65.
Nicol,
J.J. (2006). A Short Meditation on Collaboration:
The Word, Its Meaning, Its Necessary Conditions. The
Drumbeat: A
Quarterly Newsletter
for the Music Therapy
Association of British
Columbia, 7(2),
6.
Nicol, J.J. (2003).
Inherent in music therapy … beauty. The
Drumbeat: A Quarterly Newsletter for the Music
Therapy Association of British Columbia,
4(1), 7-8.
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:
Nicol, J.J. (2008, October).
The Role of Solitary Music
Listening in Women’s
Adjustment to Chronic Illness. Qualitative Health
Research Conference, Banff, Canada.
Nicol, J.J.
(2008, August). Introduction to Singing and Wellbeing.
In A. Cohen (Co-Chair) & M. Adachi (Co-Chair),
1st AIRS International Expert
Workshop Advancing Interdisciplinary Research
in Singing: Development, Pedagogy, Wellbeing
Themes and Variations. Symposium
conducted at 10th International Conference of
Music Perception and Cognition, Sapporo, Japan.
Nicol, J.J. (2008, August).
Solitary Music Listening
as a Social Process in Chronic Illness. Annual Conference of the
American Psychological Association, Boston, USA.
Nicol, J.J., & Lalonde, G. (2008,
July). A Grounded Theory
Inquiry of Solitary Music Listening as a Social
Process, XII World
Congress of Music Therapy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Martin, S., Claypool, T., & Nicol,
J.J. (2008, June). Working
Together: An Integrative Program for Responsive
Practice. Annual Conference
of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax,
NS, June, 2008.
Nicol, J.J. (2008, June). Women
Managing Illness with the Companionship of Music.
Pre-conference workshop of Canadian Psychology
Association, Determinants of Women’s Health: A Holistic Approach
to Understanding Women’s Psychological and Physical
Well-Being, Halifax, Canada.
Wlasenko, A., & Nicol,
J.J. (2008, May). Bereaved
Children and the Creative Arts: The Good Grief
Workshop. Association
for Death Education and Counselling Annual Conference,
Montreal, Canada.
Nicol, J.J., & Martin,
S. (2007). Using Software Data Analysis Programs
In Team-Based Health Research. Annual Advancesin
Qualitative Methods Conference, Banff, BC, September
2007.
Nicol,
J.J., Lalonde, G., Davison, M., & Wlasenko,
A. (2007). Using the Creative Arts
to Connect with Clients: Theory, Practice and
Reflection. Presentation abstract published
in Proceedings of the 2007 National Conference
of CCA/BCACC (pp.40-41). Vancouver,
BC, May 2007.
Rhinas, J.D., & Nicol,
J.J. (2006). Understanding
the Journey to Healthy Intimate Relationships. RESOLVE
Saskatchewan Research Day, Saskatoon, SK, November
2006
Rhinas, J.D., & Nicol, J.J. (2006). Resiliency
in the Face of Interparental Violence: A Qualitative
Study. Annual Conference of the
Canadian Psychological Association, Calgary,
AB, June 2006.
Nicol, J.J. (2006). Scholarly
and Therapeutic Intersections in the Personal
Narrative. The 2006 Narrative Matters
Conference, Wolfville, NS, May 2006.
Nicol,
J.J., & Rhinas, J.D. (2005). Feminist
Ethics and Qualitative Researcher-Participant
Relationships. Canadian Psychological Association’s
Annual Conference Pre-Convention Workshop, Qualitative
Research and Women: Process and Content.
Montreal, PQ, June 2005.
Siemens, G., & Nicol,
J.J. (2005). Adolescent
Girls’ Experiences of Music Listening
and Romance. Annual Conference of the
Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal,
PQ, June 2005.
Woodcock, C.L., & Nicol,
J.J. (2005). Counsellor
Development in the School Setting: A Narrative
Inquiry. Annual Conference of the Canadian
Pyschological Association, Montreal, PQ, June
2005.
Nicol, J.J., & Killoran,
S. (2005). Music
Therapy and Canadian Youth: National Survey
Results.
Annual Conference of the Canadian Association
for Music Therapy, Winnipeg, MB, May 2005.
Nicol,
J.J. (2005). Creating Vocative Texts.Annual
Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference,
Edmonton, AB, February 2005.
Nicol,
J.J., & Robinson, S. (2004). What
is Research? Annual Stirling McDowell
Learning From Practice Conference, Saskatoon,
SK, November 2004.
Nicol, J.J. (2003). Social
Support Without Human Contact? Reconsidering
the Social Support Construct. Annual conference
of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver,
BC, May 2003.
Nicol, J.J. (1999). Music
Listening in the Context of Illness: Into Relationship
and Towards Adjustment. Annual Conference
of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, June 1999.
Nicol, J.J. (1998). Women
Listening to Music in the Context of Illness.
Annual Conference of the American Psychological
Association, San Francisco, CA, August 1998.
Nicol,
J.J. (1998). Knowing What We Do--An
Action Research Workshop for Music Therapists. Annual
Conference of the Canadian Association for Music
Therapy, Montreal, Quebec, May 1998.
Nicol, J.J.,
Hall, W., & Long, B.C. (1997). Gender
as one predictor of role quality and health
for dual-earner parents. Fifth National
Health Promotion Research Conference, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, June 1997.
Nicol, J.J. (1996). A
Stress Management Workshop: Women at Work.
Annual Conference of the Canadian Association
for Music Therapy, Calgary, Alberta, May 1996.
Nicol,
J.J. (1993). Creativity and Stress
Levels in Female Musicians. First North
American Music Therapy Conference, Toronto, Ontario,
October 1993.
Nicol, J.J. (1991). Music
Therapy and Adolescents.
B.C. Chapter of the Canadian Association for
Music Therapy Mini-Conference, Vancouver, BC,
November 1991.
Nicol, J.J. (1990). Alzheimer's
Disease: Finding the Right Musical Matrix.
Annual Conference of the Canadian Association
for Music Therapy, Waterloo, ON, May 1991.
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