Persefoni Tzanaki
@persatz.bsky.social
• Research Fellow @Sussex.ac.uk, exploring empathy and reading in childhood
• Music Psychology Researcher, proud alumna of Sheffield University @musicpsychshef.bsky.social
• Vice-chair for the SysMus Executive Committee @sysmus.bsky.social
• Music Psychology Researcher, proud alumna of Sheffield University @musicpsychshef.bsky.social
• Vice-chair for the SysMus Executive Committee @sysmus.bsky.social
We’re looking for hosts for SysMus27! Speaking from experience, this is an amazing opportunity to meet people, develop experience in academic event organisation and contribute to the beautiful systematic musicology and music psychology community! Feel free to message me if you have any questions 🎶🧠
Do you want to host SysMus in 2027? To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we want to connect early-career researchers around the globe. Any institution from around the world can join this multi-hub endeavour! Find out more at sites.google.com/view/sysmus/...
#musicpsych #PsychSciSky
#musicpsych #PsychSciSky
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We’re looking for hosts for SysMus27! Speaking from experience, this is an amazing opportunity to meet people, develop experience in academic event organisation and contribute to the beautiful systematic musicology and music psychology community! Feel free to message me if you have any questions 🎶🧠
Super excited about this! Do consider submitting an abstract to present at the friendliest research environment 🤩
SysMus26—the 19th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology—is being held this coming year at Durham University, UK, July 22–24 (Wed–Fri), 2026!
Abstract submission deadline is 30 January 2026.
Check out the SysMus 26 site for further details:
musicscience.net/events/sysmu...
Abstract submission deadline is 30 January 2026.
Check out the SysMus 26 site for further details:
musicscience.net/events/sysmu...
SysMus26
We are looking forward to hosting the next International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology very soon! SysMus26—the 19th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology—i…
musicscience.net
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Super excited about this! Do consider submitting an abstract to present at the friendliest research environment 🤩
Reposted by Persefoni Tzanaki
Congrats to Persefoni Tzanaki @persatz.bsky.social our ECR winner in the Emerging Researcher Image Competition!
'Reading Feelings: Can reading fiction enhance empathy and prosocial behavior in children?'
Their work explores how emotion-focused reading activities can foster empathy in children.
'Reading Feelings: Can reading fiction enhance empathy and prosocial behavior in children?'
Their work explores how emotion-focused reading activities can foster empathy in children.
July 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Congrats to Persefoni Tzanaki @persatz.bsky.social our ECR winner in the Emerging Researcher Image Competition!
'Reading Feelings: Can reading fiction enhance empathy and prosocial behavior in children?'
Their work explores how emotion-focused reading activities can foster empathy in children.
'Reading Feelings: Can reading fiction enhance empathy and prosocial behavior in children?'
Their work explores how emotion-focused reading activities can foster empathy in children.
Reposted by Persefoni Tzanaki
We hope everyone who joined us at #SysMus25 had a wonderful time! A big thank you to the organising committee at RITMO for an amazing and memorable conference! Up next...SysMus26 in Durham!
June 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We hope everyone who joined us at #SysMus25 had a wonderful time! A big thank you to the organising committee at RITMO for an amazing and memorable conference! Up next...SysMus26 in Durham!
Reposted by Persefoni Tzanaki
Remembering a brilliant #SheffieldPhD graduation earlier this year - not just one new Dr in Psychology of Music, but four!! www.sheffield.ac.uk/muses-mind-m...
Celebrating four new doctorates in the Psychology of Music
Congratulations to our four PhD graduates who are graduating in the Psychology of Music this week.
www.sheffield.ac.uk
April 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Remembering a brilliant #SheffieldPhD graduation earlier this year - not just one new Dr in Psychology of Music, but four!! www.sheffield.ac.uk/muses-mind-m...
Very grateful for this collaboration with @tuomaseerola.bsky.social and Renee Timmers, on the first empirical study examining #empathy and #synchrony in children's music-making from a bidirectional perspective.
Full paper here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Full paper here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
April 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Very grateful for this collaboration with @tuomaseerola.bsky.social and Renee Timmers, on the first empirical study examining #empathy and #synchrony in children's music-making from a bidirectional perspective.
Full paper here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Full paper here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...