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Jonathan (Jaytee) Tang @JayteeTang

Researcher, Music Therapist, Educator. Postdoctoral Scholar, UCSF. Researching the intersections of music, culture, and health & well-being

Joined April 2022
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Attended the Pediatric Pain Masterclass at @UCSF this past week. So glad to see familiar faces & reconnect. A key takeaway: pediatric pain management works best when it's multimodal, with integrative medicine & creative arts therapies playing an important role from the start! 🎶
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Out today in @Music_Science_J! 🎶📘 In this paper, I propose a cultural approach to musical care—arguing that aligning cultural meanings, psychological processes, music practices, and health goals (“cultural match”) can strengthen music-based interventions.
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Calling for more culturally responsive & sustaining research in musical care. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/205920432514…

A Cultural Approach to Musical Care: Theoretical Perspectives and Future Directions - Jonathan...

In this article, I introduce a cultural approach to musical care by situating health, well-being, and music engagement within specific cultural meaning systems....

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2026 is off to a great start! 🎉 Excited to share my new open-access publication in @PLOSONE! 🎶 This study examines how our sense of self (self-construal) influences the pleasure (musical reward) we get from listening to our favourite music. Read it here: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone…
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What a New Year’s surprise! 🎉 My paper was published on New Year’s Eve - thrilled to see it out in the Open Access Journal of Southeast Asian Psychology, highlighting participants from Singapore. A wonderful way to end & start the year! ✨ Read it here: doi.org/10.51200/sapj.v13i2
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Grateful for all the opportunities this past year has brought—projects explored, lessons learned, relationships strengthened, and new ones formed. Looking ahead with curiosity and care. Happy New Year! ✨
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Celebrate the Rockin’ Holiday with @UCSFChildrens Creative Arts! 🎶✨ A joyful reminder of how music and the creative arts can bring connection and comfort during the holidays. Check it out here: bchcreativearts.org/blog/roc… #CreativeArts #MusicForHealing #musictherapy

Rockin’ Holiday with Music Therapy — Creative Arts Therapy at UCSF

We are so excited to share this year’s holiday video with you! We wish you all peace, love, joy, and ♫ a Rockin’ Holiday ♫.

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Recently presented on the healing power of music at the @ucsfoshercenter with my mentor Julene Johnson 🎶 We discussed the importance of cultural considerations to harness music's healing potential in more culturally sustaining ways. Grateful for the opportunity & connections!
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It’s been a whirlwind of events this week! Grateful to end it with a Clinical Music Research Exchange 🎶 Refreshing to reconnect with the amazing music therapists at @UCSFChildrens and to learn about the music research happening across @UCSF. Looking forward to collaborating!
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Started this past week with the AccelNet workshop on movement, music & brain health. A fantastic learning opportunity about tech innovations in studying music 🎶, dance 💃 & the brain 🧠. Grateful for the presentations and new connections. Excited for the new collaborations!
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Thrilled to share our new publication in @APADivision10! 🎶 Huge thanks to my wonderful collaborators for making this possible. Our paper explores how culture shapes emotions felt with favorite music and their implications for arts & health. Read it here: doi.org/10.1037/aca0000807
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Congrats to @BerkleeCollege on 30 years of Music Therapy! 🎉 So glad to attend this special event, reconnect with teachers and friends, and celebrate the incredible impact of music therapy. Excited for the future ahead! 🎶
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Thank you to Prof White for this beautiful summary of my paper in Psychology Today! 🙏🎶 Check it out here: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… Keep an eye out for my upcoming related paper on the emotions people experience when listening to their favorite music. Coming out soon!

How Culture Influences Your Preference for Emotions in Music

A new study found that a person’s cultural upbringing predicts not only their music preferences but also the emotions expressed—positive or negative—in their favorite songs.

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You can read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1177/002202212513…

Favorite Music Expresses Socially Engaging Emotions: The Role of Self-Construal Across Cultures -...

Emotion is a fundamental aspect of human experience. Studies have shown cultural differences in emotional experiences in everyday contexts, but little research ...

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Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! Shoutout to @UCSF Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs for everything that you do for us :) #ucsfnpaw2025
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First time attending & presenting at #ESCoP2025 in Sheffield! 🎶 I shared my research on how culture shapes the emotions we perceive & feel in favorite music, and its links to creativity. Grateful to @renee_timmers for the invite & the chance to network with scholars worldwide!
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Attended the Education in Palliative & End-of-Life Care (EPEC) for Pediatrics training at @UCSF a couple of weeks ago. Grateful to deepen my knowledge in #pediatric #palliativecare and learn how to teach this important content alongside dedicated clinicians 🌱
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More than a month ago, I started my #postdoc at @UCSF! 🎶 Grateful to Laura & Greg Perloff for supporting this fellowship. Looking forward to working with @NoNeedlessPain, Julene Johnson, Sheri Robb & the music therapy teams at @UCSFChildrens on #pediatricpain & #palliativecare.
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Hot off the press! 📄 My new publication from my doctoral research is out! Big thanks to Edison Tan, Shen Li, @Neuro_Ceutical & Chi-Ying Cheng; grateful to Nikki Dibben, @renee_timmers & @WRoCAH for their support! #MusicPsychology #CrossCulturalResearch doi.org/10.1177/002202212513…
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Incredibly grateful for the support I received from @WRoCAH throughout my doctoral studies! 🙏 A huge thank you to @JoMaltby, @claresings, @DanelawDawn, James, and Dina for their encouragement - it made all the difference 😊 #phdlife #gratitude
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