Matthew Breaden

Matthew Breaden received the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Melbourne, in 1994, the Secondary Diploma of Education degree from Australian Catholic University, in 1995, and the Graduate Diploma and Ph.D. degrees in creative music therapy from Western Sydney University, in 2004 and 2020, respectively. He is currently a Research Officer at Western Sydney University, and is also a Registered Music Therapist in Australia. His research interests include investigating how music can help people with autism develop social interaction skills, and how interactive music-making can improve quality of life for people with dementia. He is a member of the Australian Music Therapy Association and the Australian Music Psychology Society, and is the Chair-Elect of the Special Music Education and Music Therapy Commission of the International Society for Music Education.