Jodie Bloska

Jodie Bloska is a Clinical Research Fellow at the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research, affiliated with Anglia Ruskin University under the Cambridge School of Creative Industries. As a registered music therapist with the HCPC, she specializes in adult neurodisability and dementia care through music therapy, combining clinical work, research, teaching, and supervision.

• Qualifications: MA in Music Therapy (Anglia Ruskin University, 2015), BMus in Music Cognition (McMaster University)
• Professional Memberships: Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy, Neurologic Music Therapist

Research Focus: Explores music therapy's impact across:

• Dementia care in community and institutional settings
• Social neuroscience of caregiver-patient connectedness
• Neurorehabilitation and mood outcomes
• Access barriers in military community choirs
• Global health disparities in cognitive aging

Recent Publications span mixed-methods analyses in international RCTs, neural dynamics in music therapy, and pandemic impacts on the profession. Key trials include HOMESIDE and MIDDEL, with methodologies combining quantitative outcomes and qualitative case studies.

Scientific Awards:

• Associate Fellow, The Higher Education Academy
• Registered Music Therapist, HCPC

Teaching: Supervises clinical placements and experiential development for MA Music Therapy students, while contributing to interdisciplinary therapies major projects.