Gillian Howell (PhD) is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, Australia. Gillian Howell's award-winning interdisciplinary research and creative practice advance our understanding of the contributions of music-making and voice to community wellbeing and social justice, with a particular interest in peacebuilding, conciliation, and dialogue. At the University of Melbourne she is leading a portfolio of research investigating: the role(s) of music in community dialogue processes; the varieties of peace that music-making fosters; collaborative songwriting as a methodology for understanding voice and power among war-affected adolescents; and the practices of musician-peacebuilders around the world.