Anthony Chmiel, PhD.

Dr. Anthony Chmiel is a researcher and publishing author in music psychology and empirical musicology, located in Sydney, Australia. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed outputs including publications in top-tier journals such as Musicae Scientiae, Psychology of Music, PLoS One, Empirical Studies of the Arts, Journal of Voice, Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, and Royal Society Open Science. He is also Consulting Editor for the Q1 journal Musicae Scientiae. 

Anthony’s research has focused on understanding preferences for and emotional responses to music, as well as the mental health, wellbeing, and physical benefits of music across the lifespan. His primary affiliation is with the University of Sydney, where he manages the research portfolio and provides specialist research support to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He also retains a position as an Adjunct Research Fellow at the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development (Western Sydney University).

From 2012 until 2023 Anthony worked as a lecturer, convenor, and tutor for various music courses at UNSW, and has previously held postdoctoral research positions at the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development (Western Sydney University), the Sound and Music Computing Lab (University of Padova, Italy), and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (University of Melbourne). He has contributed work as an author and researcher to three separate ARC (Australian Research Council) grants. 

Anthony has also worked as a live and studio freelance musician for over two decades. As guitarist he has shared bills with artists such as Jimmy Barnes, Diesel, Ian Moss, The Superjesus, and Youth Group, among others. His work has taken him to venues all around Australia including the Sydney Entertainment Centre, the Sydney State Theatre, the Sydney Opera House, and the Sydney Metro Theatre. As an undergraduate, Anthony studied under the tutelage of renowned jazz guitarist Steve Brien.