Neesa Sunar
Faculty of Social Science, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy (VA)
Current positions
PhD Candidate
Biography
Neesa Suncheuri Sunar is a PhD candidate at the University of Salford, conducting research funded by the Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub. Her research investigates the lived experiences of musicians who have auditory aphantasia, a lesser-known type of neurodiversity causing inability to generate sound or music in the mind.
Areas of Research
Auditory aphantasia, multisensory aphantasia, auditory imagery, mental imagery, neurodiversity, music education, violin/viola pedagogy, inclusion and access
Qualifications
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PhD
2025 - 2029 -
MSW
2017 - 2019 -
BM
2003 - 2007