Rafaela Troulou

Rafaela Troulou is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Music Science and Art at the University of Macedonia (Thessaloniki, Greece). Her dissertation investigates the effect of a community music program on the well-being of older people with and without dementia. Her research was supported by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation. Rafaela regularly conducts community music sessions, as a facilitator, with more than 80 older adults living in care facilities in the region of Thessaloniki. She also acquired a master’s degree in ‘Music & Society’. She has presented her scientific work at several national and global conferences. She is an experienced early childhood music educator working in the Baby Artist Program, the first music program for infants, toddlers, and their parents in Greece. Her research interests include the scientific fields of music education, community music, and music & well-being of older people.