Dr Bonnie McConnell, Associate Professor at the Australian National University, researches music’s influence on health, identity, and social change in Africa and Australia. With a PhD in ethnomusicology from the University of Washington, she has conducted extensive fieldwork in The Gambia. Her book Music, Health, and Power earned Honourable Mention for the Society for Ethnomusicology’s Nketia Prize. She co-founded the Musical Care International Network and leads projects on music’s impact on perinatal mental health.