Psychology
Nicole is a published music psychologist with a speciality in the field of social psychology. Her research examines the development of the musician’s identity by examining the relationships between musical stereotypes, self-stereotyping, musical behaviour and identity formation. Nicole has been a university guest lecturer and has spoken at many international conferences. Although her specialty is singers, Nicole has also examined pianists and violinists. She is actively compiling a collection of interviews of people in the the arts to further her research into the creative identity. If you are a performing artist and interested in being a part of Nicole's on-going research, or if you just want some more information, please contact her at: psychology@nicolejordan.info.
Conferences
Jordan, N.D. (2008). ‘Professional singers’ musical identity and stereotypes’. Review committee and abstract presentation for the Conference on Systematic Musicology at the University of Graz, Austria, 14 – 15 November.
Jordan, N.D. (2008). ‘Singers: Identity and Practice Behaviour’. Paper and talk at the 2nd European Conference on Developmental Psychology of Music, Roehampton University. London, 10 – 12 September.
Jordan, N.D. (2007). ‘Singers’ Identity and Musical Behaviour’. Presentation at the Society for Education, Music, and Psychology Research (SEMPRE) Conference on Musical Participation at the University of Sheffield, 19 October.
Jordan, N.D. (2006). ‘Singers’ Identity, Attitude and Behavioural Intentions’. Talk given at Music, Mind and Medicine Symposium at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 5 April.
Jordan, N.D. (2006). ‘The Social Psychology of Quitting Music’. Talk given at The Reflective Conservatoire: Apprentices and Sorcerers?, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, 16 – 19 February.
Jordan, N.D. (2005). ‘The Social Psychology of Quitting Music’. Poster presentation at Performance Matters: International Conference on Practical, Psychological, Philosophical and Educational Issues in Musical Performance, CIPEM at Escola Superior de Educaçao do Porto, 14 – 18 September.
Publications
Davidson, J.W. & Jordan, N.D. (2006). ‘Private Teaching, Private Learning’: An exploration of music instrument learning in the private studio, the junior and senior conservatories. In L. Bressler (Ed.), Handbook of Research in Arts Education (pp. 729-754). Netherlands: Springer.
Tarrant, M. & Jordan, N. (2006) Social identity and young people's attitudes towards health. Psychology and Health, 21: 151-151.
Research
2006-2007 Department of Psychology, University of Leicester, UK. ‘Musical Preference and Taste Survey’ funded by the British Academy is the largest of its kind to study the demographic predictors of musical style preferences. Article here.
2005-2006 Department of Psychology, Keele University, UK. ‘Social identity effects in the study examined over 700 adolescent children to determine the relationship between social identification and health behaviour choices.
2003 Department of Psychology, Keele University, UK. ‘Toddlers Musical Worlds’ funded by the British Broadcasting Corporation television program ‘Child of Our Times’. The study examined the musical content of a toddler’s day in order to explore children’s musical experiences.
2002 Department of Psychology, Craik Memory Lab, University of Toronto, CAN. Research assistant for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Alzheimer Society of Canada-funded projects examining various aspects of human memory and attention, particularly in relation to changes in these functions across the adult life span.
