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Persefoni Tzanaki

@persatz

• 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

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28.01.2026 09:57 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Thinking of hosting #SysMus27? There’s still time to get your application in! 🗓️

We’re aiming for a global, multi-hub 20th anniversary and would love to hear from your institution.

Deadline: 31/1/2026. Details here: sites.google.com/view/sysmus/...

05.01.2026 15:25 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

📣 There is still plenty of time to apply for hosting #SysMus27 - Deadline: 31/1/2026

05.01.2026 14:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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 🎶🧠

21.11.2025 12:44 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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 🎶🧠

21.11.2025 12:44 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Super excited about this! Do consider submitting an abstract to present at the friendliest research environment 🤩

16.11.2025 15:10 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hand holding a open children's book which has emoji stickers on it. Location is outside the Sussex Meeting House grassy area with trees. Photo credit Persefoni Tzanaki, Psychology.

Hand holding a open children's book which has emoji stickers on it. Location is outside the Sussex Meeting House grassy area with trees. Photo credit Persefoni Tzanaki, Psychology.

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.

01.07.2025 13:02 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

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!

14.06.2025 14:19 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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New research by Dr Persefoni Tzanaki, Professor Renee Timmers, and Professor Tuomas Eerola explores the intricate connection between empathy and musical synchronisation in young learners. | Muses Mind... New research by Dr Persefoni Tzanaki, Professor Renee Timmers, and Professor Tuomas Eerola explores the intricate connection between empathy and musical synchronisation in young learners. Published i...
16.06.2025 19:21 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

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...

28.04.2025 15:20 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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...

25.04.2025 19:50 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2