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Professor Rosie Perkins is a leading academic in Music, Health, and Social Science at the Royal College of Music (RCM), where she also serves as a doctoral supervisor. Her research focuses on music's role in societal wellbeing, particularly parental mental health and artists' professional development. She co-leads the Music and Parental Wellbeing Research Network and holds an honorary Senior Research Fellow position at Imperial College London's Faculty of Medicine.
Her educational background includes a BMus, MA, PhD, and prestigious fellowships (FHEA, RSPH). She has secured grants from AHRC, UKRI, and others, publishing widely in journals like Public Health and BMJ Open. Notable awards include the Honorary Membership of the RCM (2019).
Research interests span music interventions for postnatal depression, creative health in global contexts, and the wellbeing of arts professionals. She supervises doctoral students exploring maternal mental health and workplace cultures in music. Key projects include the 'Songs from Home' initiative addressing postnatal loneliness and the HEartS survey on arts impact.
Her work bridges academia and practice, advocating for civic conservatoires and interdisciplinary approaches. She collaborates globally, contributing to policy through studies on cultural workforce challenges post-COVID-19.
