Research

Tang, J. (2026). "I feel good... I knew that I would...": The role of self in musical reward across cultures. PLOS ONE, 21(1), e0340597. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340597

Tang, J. (2025). Sounds of the self: Exploring music as a self-construal priming tool. Southeast Asia Psychology Journal, 13(2), 389-420. https://doi.org/10.51200/sapj.v13i2.6330

Tang, J., Tan, E., & Li, S. (2025). Feeling socially (dis)engaging emotions with favorite music: The role of self-construal across cultures. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000807

Tang, J., Tan, E., & Li, S. (2025). Favorite music expresses socially engaging emotions: The role of self-construal across cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 56(8), 1042-1074. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221251355202

Tang, J. (2025). Ethical considerations for international service-learning in music therapy. Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy, 17(1), 9-25. https://doi.org/10.56883/aijmt.2025.612

Tang, J. (2025). The important role of self in cross-cultural investigations of affective experiences with music. Psychology of Music, 53(4), 616-642. https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356241305154 

Tang, J. (2024). Creative health: UK state of the sector survey. Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance. https://www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/sites/default/files/SectorReport_202040201.pdf

Tang, J. (2024). Creative health: UK state of the sector equality, diversity, and representation report. Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance. https://www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/news/uk-state-sector-equality-diversity-representation-report

Tang, J. (2024). The 2nd music therapy charity conference: "Music therapy in the UK". Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy, 16(1), 150-152. https://doi.org/10.56883/aijmt.2024.49. 

Tang, J., Lanfranchi, V., Mazumdar, S., Chico, T., Sproson, L., Bartlett, C., Abdi, S., & Hersi, Y. (2023). Addressing health inequalities in technologies for heart health by understanding the perspectives of patients from underserved communities and clinicians. [Unpublished manuscript]. University of Sheffield.

Tang, J. (2023). [Review of the book Trauma-informed music therapy: Theory and practice, by L. E. Beer & J. Birnbaum]. Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 29(1), 146-150. https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/83

Tang, J. (2023). Reflections from the 17th World Congress of Music Therapy. Music Therapy Times, 17, 7.

Tang, J. (2023). Self-construal, music preference, and emotions: An exploratory survey study. e-Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition and the 7th Conference of the Asia-Pacific Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music. 389. 

Tang, J. (2023). Advancing cultural responsiveness: Examining self-construal in music therapy clinical practice. In J. J. Y. Yip & J. P. Zambonini (Eds). Proceedings of the 17th World Congress of Music Therapy. Special Issue of Music Therapy, 18(1), 438-439. http://musictherapytoday.wfmt.info

Tong, G., & Tang, J. (2021). Communication through music: An integrated speech and language therapy and music therapy group program. Imagine, 12(1), 110-114.

Tang, J. (2021, March). Music listening for health and well-being. Caregiving Welfare Association: Editorial Write-Up. https://www.cwa.org.sg/resources/editorial-write-up

Tang, J., & Schwantes, M. (2021). International service-learning and intercultural competence of U.S. music therapists: Initial survey findings. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 30(4), 377-396. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2020.1841822

Wong, C. S., Mok, Y. M., Wong, P. Y. F., Thia, H. M. T., Chan, B. S. J., & Tang, W. L. J. (2021). Adapting a mood disorders group therapy program for the screen in the time of Covid-19. Singapore Medical Journal, 1(18). https://doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2021012

Hsiao, F., Tan, X., Tang, J., & Chen, J. (2020). Factors associated with music therapy board certification examination outcomes. Music Therapy Perspectives, 38(1), 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miz017

Tang, J. (2018, September 12). Reflections from World Congress of Music Therapy 2017. Music Therapy Times. https://issuu.com/amts/docs/music-therapy-times-2018-spreads__1

Tang, J. (2018). The significance of culture in developmental play. Imagine, 9(1), 44-46. https://issuu.com/ecmt_imagine/docs/imagine_9_1__2018

Tang, J., Lin, Y.-Y., Rivera, L. A., Shiokawa, K., Low, M., & Chik, D. (2017). Experiences as a student overseas and a professional back home. Proceedings of the 15 World Congress of Music Therapy, Special Issue of Music Therapy Today, 13(1), 279-280. https://issuu.com/presidentwfmt/docs/mtt_13_1__7-2017

Tang, J. (2017). A review of multicultural music therapy literature: Trends and future directions. Proceedings of the 15 World Congress of Music Therapy, Special Issue of Music Therapy Today, 13(1), 277-278. https://issuu.com/presidentwfmt/docs/mtt_13_1__7-2017

Tang, J. (2017). SER-AMTA international project support grant: Reflections on the 15th world congress of music therapy. The Southeastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association Fall 2017 Quodlibet, 10-11.

Freed, M., Moats, R. A., Hall, K. M., & Tang, J. (2017). Moving to the groove of music therapy: Evidence in adult neurorehabilitation. Rehabilitation Report: Advancing the Science of Rehabilitation.

Tang, J. (2016). My turn, please: Encouraging communicative interaction. Imagine, 7(1), 134. https://issuu.com/ecmt_imagine/docs/imagine_7_1__2016

Tang, J. (2016). International workshop in quantitative and qualitative music therapy research. Music Therapy Times, 10, 3. https://issuu.com/amts/docs/amts_issue10_lr_for_web