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Dr. Liliana ´¡°ù²¹ÃºÂá´Ç is an academic, researcher and consultant specialized in psychology and performance sciences. She holds the inaugural position in Applied Performance Sciences in Canada, a joint appointment in the Departments of Music Research and Music Performance at the Schulich School of Music (SSM). With Profs. Andrea Creech, Isabelle Cossette and John Mac Master at the SSM, she played a key leadership role in the collaborative creation of the first Canadian hub dedicated to Applied Performance Sciences [APS]. The APS Hub offers a range of initiatives, research, and education with the vision to enable transformative change for artistic growth and healthy, sustainable careers in music. Since her arrival at ÿÈÕ̽»¨, Prof. ´¡°ù²¹ÃºÂá´Ç created the first BMus minor and PhD programs in Applied Performance Sciences in Canada. In 2025, together with Dr. Andrea Creech, she was awarded a CFI-JELF grant to create the first Applied Performance Sciences Studio Lab.

Originally from Portugal, Liliana spent a decade in the UK until she moved to Canada in 2022. She trained as a psychologist and worked in a range of settings, from schools, private practice to university contexts. She also trained in dance and worked closely with musicians on ethnomusicology and community arts projects. Liliana lectured in Psychology, Social Sciences, Sports, Arts and Performing Arts Medicine in the UK and Portugal since 2004. Her research interests are cross and interdisciplinary, with a focus on performers’ health and wellbeing, culture change, applied research and sustainability in performance careers. She worked at the Centre for Performance Science (Royal College of Music, London) as Research Associate for Musical Impact, a major research project investigating Musicians’ Health and Wellbeing. She was as programme leader in Dance Science and Senior Lecturer in Performance Psychology at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (London, UK). She collaborated closely with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic as consultant for culture change and performers’ wellbeing, evaluating their pioneer program on Musicians’ Performance and Wellbeing. Liliana designed and delivered psychological wellbeing training for Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (Malta), Southbank Sinfonia (UK), and London Philharmonic Orchestra (UK), among other organizations. She has presented her work at international events organized by scholarly and artistic organizations in the UK, Canada, USA, Europe and Brazil. She holds a PhD in Psychology, she is a chartered psychologist in the UK (BPS) and Portugal (OPP), and a certified stress management, health, and wellbeing coach.

Liliana ´¡°ù²¹ÃºÂá´Ç is a founding member of the Healthy Conservatoires UK and Mental Performance in the Arts Canada, and a member of several networks in Canada and internationally on performing arts medicine, performers’ health and wellbeing, healthy campus, and music education. She is Senior Fellow of Higher Education (UK), Sustainability Education Fellow at ÿÈÕ̽»¨, and was awarded a fellowship by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) to integrate the competitive Leadership Pulse program for cultural leaders (Clore Leadership). Her research has been funded by ÿÈÕ̽»¨, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music, Media and Technology (CIRMMT), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Fonds de Recherche du Québec, and Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI-JELF).