Dr Catherine Birch is a Senior Lecturer in Music at York St. John University, UK, heading up the undergraduate Community Music programme. Catherine’s community music practice has been primarily as a vocal leader and choral director, and she runs the University Choir. She has worked with all ages across the education sector in formalized contexts such as schools, as well as in community settings, including the York St. John Prison Partnership programme. Catherine’s doctoral research was through the International Centre for Community Music (ICCM), supervised by Professor Lee Higgins, exploring the application of trauma-informed practice within community music contexts. Catherine’s research interests include consideration of how trauma-informed pedagogy could be impactful as a tool in trauma recovery.