Meet Jeanette Kennelly, PhD

Jeanette is a highly experienced music therapist, academic lecturer and professional supervisor who has worked across a range of paediatric and adult clinical areas since 1995.

She practices as a Registered Music Therapist with the Australian Association of Music Therapy and is registered as a teacher with the Queensland College of Teachers. Jeanette was the inaugural Senior music therapist at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane between 1995 and 2009 and the Clinical Lead Music Therapist at the Qld Children’s Hospital between 2019 – 2024.  She was an academic lecturer/tutor in music therapy at the University of Queensland between 2003 – 2014.

Specializing in the fields of pediatric neuro-rehabilitation and professional supervision, Jeanette has presented widely on these topics and is published in a variety of music therapy and non-music therapy specific refereed journals and books. She completed her PhD on the topic of professional supervision for Australian-based music therapists and is a recipient of the Dean’s award for Research Higher Degree Excellence (University of Queensland, 2013). From 2015-2018, Jeanette co-facilitated the inaugural music therapy service at the Mater Cancer Care Centre. 

Currently, Jeanette is working in private practice with interests in leadership development and music as an adjunct to clinical psychology practice. Jeanette is a casual academic researcher with the University of Southern Queensland and a casual academic lecturer with Western Sydney University.