Rate My Professor Margaret Osborne

Osborne co-developed and served as the inaugural convenor of the Master of Professional Psychology program within the University of Melbourne's 5+1 professional psychology training pathway. Her earlier career included a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music from 2010 to 2016. With over 3,193 citations on Google Scholar, her work has profoundly impacted the field of performance psychology. Key publications include "Music performance anxiety: New insights from young musicians" (2006, 470 citations), "Development and validation of a music performance anxiety inventory for gifted adolescent musicians" (2005, 302 citations), "The role of sensitizing experiences in music performance anxiety in adolescent musicians" (2008, 289 citations), "Managing performance anxiety and improving mental skills in conservatoire students through performance psychology training: a pilot study" (2014, 213 citations), and explorations of immersive virtual reality simulations and biometric ethics in musical performance. She teaches courses such as Performance Psychology and Musician's Health and contributes to the Music, Performance, Psychology & Pain (MP3) Lab.