Call For Proposals

Unveiling the power of traditional and modern applications of music and sound to health promotion and disease prevention and treatment

Interdisciplinary Society for Quantitative Research in Music and Medicine

June 14-15, 2025

Host: University of Utah
College of Fine Arts
Salt Lake City
United States

The purpose of the conference is to explore questions and techniques regarding the efficacy of music and health. 

Conference Co-Chairs

Dr. David Akombo; Dr. Kent Nelson; Adina Dabija; Eluv (Elise Zotos)
Assisted by Dr. Michael Wainstein

Submission

ISQRMM is seeking proposals that focus on all aspects of the relationship of music to medicine. These proposals must be grouped in interdisciplinary research including but not limited to:

Research from cultural approaches, social science studies, and quantitative-based research will be considered. Individual paper proposals may be submitted as well as full panels. Master’s or Doctoral students are encouraged to submit proposals. Submit an abstract of no more than 200 words in word.doc. Include the authors’ names, affiliations, email addresses, contact phone numbers and curriculum vitae, and presentation format such as 30-minutes oral paper; 60-minutes panel discussion; 60-minutes experiential workshop; or poster.
Panels should include moderator/discussant. Submissions should be sent as e-mail attachments to contact@isqrmm.com. Chinese submission with/out English translations are welcome. The deadline for submission is February 20, 2024. Authors of accepted proposals are required to register and attend the conference. Registration fee is $100. We offer a 50% discount for students.

ISQRMM will offer presenters one free vendor booth and space for brochures on a shared table. Presenters will be required to submit their full papers by March 31, 2025. Full papers will be considered for publication in the forthcoming Journal of Interdisciplinary Society for Quantitative Research in Music and Medicine (spring 2026). Send inquiries to contact@isqrmm.com

Conference Partners and Sponsors

University of Utah is a public research university with its main campus in Salt Lake City. Located in the bustling urban landscape of Salt Lake City, the University of Utah stands as the state’s flagship institution and the region’s hub of higher education. Also known as “the U,” University of Utah is a Tier 1 research university and a member of the exclusive Association of American Universities. Home to the state’s only academic medical center, University of Utah offers world-class health care education and patient care. Driven by our goal to become a top 10 public university with unsurpassed societal impact, we’re committed to making social, economic and cultural contributions that improve the quality of life throughout the state, the nation and the world. Wall Street Journal ranked University of Utah #1 Public University in the West. For more information please visit The University of Utah.

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