Hilary Moss, PhD, MBA is Professor of Music Therapy at University of Limerick, Ireland. Her monologue Music and Creativity in Healthcare Settings: Does Music Matter? is published by Routledge, 2021.

Katie Fitzpatrick, PhD, MMt, MA, is a music therapist and researcher. She holds the post of Senior Music Therapist at the Pain Management Centre in Croom Hospital, HSE Mid West, Ireland.

Patricia O'Shea has a BSc. in Health Science. She is an expert by experience of music therapy and chronic pain. She is a member of Chronic Pain Ireland, the Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry, and is a EUPATI Fellow.