To see what my research is all about, check out my award-winning Three Minute Thesis (3MT) talk here:

To learn more about oboists’ playing-related injuries, check out my peer-reviewed papers here:

Macdonald, H. M., & Guptill, C. (2025) Oboe educators' perspectives on playing-related injury, Part II: Barriers, solutions, and teaching practices. International Journal of Music Education.

Macdonald, H. M., & Guptill, C. (2024). Oboe educators’ perspectives on playing-related injury, Part I: Lived experience and perceptions surrounding injury. International Journal of Music Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/02557614241279723

Macdonald, H. M., Lavigne, S. K., Reineberg, A. E., & Thaut, M. H. (2022). Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Risk Factors, and Treatment Efficacy in a Large Sample of Oboists. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.

And my doctoral thesis here (feel free to email me to request a PDF):

Macdonald, H. M. (2023). Playing Injury Free: A New Pedagogical Resource for Oboists [D.M.A., University of Toronto (Canada)]. https://www.proquest.com/docview/3124214748/abstract/41067D6B282A4409PQ/6