Most recently, I was invited to speak at the Neurodivergent Music Network’s (NMN) inaugural conference. The NMN is an international cross-disciplinary hub for neurodivergent researchers to explore music and neurodivergence. My talk was on the need for sensitive and informed voice pedagogy in music education for people who stammer.

I was proud to be employed by the  International Centre for Community Music (ICCM) at York St John University as the Project Coordinator for the AHRC-funded Singing for Health Research project. A collaborative enterprise between the ICCM, Singing for Health Network, and Royal College of Music, the project aimed to collaborate and investigate with musicians, researchers, and health professionals on the impact of singing for health groups in communities, health, and social care.  Please feel free to contact me at  a.daraz@yorksj.ac.uk for further information.

I am a member of the organising collective for the Transformational Voice Research Network, a collective of researchers and practitioners committed to advancing the social impact of voice pedagogy and voice science through critical approaches to methodology. 

I am a member of the Singing for Health Network, a membership of health professionals, musicians and researchers. We aim to bridge research and practice across the sector of singing for health.

I am experienced in qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and links to my current work are accessible at this link.