Dr Martha Lomeli-Rodriguez completed her PhD in social psychology in 2022 at University College London, where she researched cross-cultural differences in happiness and subjective well-being. She then became a postdoctoral research fellow for "Resilient School Hubs", a UKRI-ESRC-funded interdisciplinary project aiming to foster psychological resilience in tsunami and earthquake survivors in Palu, Indonesia. During this time, she co-developed Recover with Music, a community-led intervention that combines storytelling activities, breathing techniques, and songwriting exercises to promote psychological recovery in adolescents who have experienced mass trauma. In partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Recover with Music has been implemented in communities of young refugees in Chad, Jordan, Ecuador, and El Salvador.
Currently, Martha's research continues to focus on using music and creative methods to promote the well-being of marginalised and at-risk populations and advocate for social justice.
Languages
Spanish - Latin American
English
Degrees
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico, BSc Psychology
University College London, United Kingdom, MSc Social Cognition
University College London, United Kingdom, PhD Social Psychology
Certifications
MHFA England, Mental Health First Aid
Academic appointments
Associate Lecturer, University College London, 2024 - 2024
Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University, 2024 - present
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University College London, 2023 - 2024
Journal article
Parrott E, Lomeli-Rodriguez M, Rahman A, Direzkia Y, Bernardino A, Burgess R, Joffe H. 2024. Fostering resilient recovery: An intervention for disaster-affected teachers in Indonesia SSM - Mental Health, 6 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Parrott E, Lomeli-Rodriguez M, Burgess R, Rahman A, Direzkia Y, Joffe H. 2024. The Role of Teachers in Fostering Resilience After a Disaster in Indonesia School Mental Health, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Lomeli-Rodriguez M, Parrott E, Bernardino A, Rahman A, Direzkia Y, Joffe H. 2024. Psychological Resilience Following Disasters: A Study of Adolescents and Their Caregivers Journal of Loss and Trauma, :1-32 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Parrott E, Bernardino A, Lomeli-Rodriguez M, Burgess R, Rahman A, Direzkia Y, Joffe H. 2023. Community Resilience after Disasters: Exploring Teacher, Caregiver and Student Conceptualisations in Indonesia Sustainability, 16 :73-73 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Parrott E, Lomeli-Rodriguez M, Pacheco E-M, Rahman A, Direzkia Y, Joffe H. 2023. Adolescent girls’ representations of the role of schools and teachers post-disaster: “second parents, second homes” International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 28 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Keen S, Lomeli-Rodriguez M, Joffe H. 2022. From Challenge to Opportunity: Virtual Qualitative Research During COVID-19 and Beyond International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21 :1-11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Keen S, Lomeli-Rodriguez M, Williams ACDC. 2021. Exploring how people with chronic pain understand their pain: a qualitative study Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 21 :743-753 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Thesis/Dissertation
Lomeli Rodriguez M. Subjective Wellbeing in Large Cities: A Comparative Analysis of London and Mexico City Joffe H.
Other Professional Activity:
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Expert Consultant for The Association Européenne des Conservatoires., https://aec-music.eu/. 2025
Project Leader for Play it Loud!, http://www.playitloud.live/. 2021
Media Coverage:
The Power of Music for Gender Equality (podcast interview) @ The Power of Music Podcast (2023), Strasbourg, France.
Why do you need safer spaces in music? (radio interview) @ Ginefonías (2025), IPN Radio 95.7 FM, Mexico City, Mexico.
Women in Music (radio interview) @ SopitasFM X Radio Chilango 105.3 FM (2023), Mexico City, Mexico.
Research Grants Awarded:
Grant value (£): £19,991, UCL Impact Acceleration Grant, Recover with music.
Grant value (£): £3,000, LJMU Diversity and Inclusiong Funding, Melodies for Mindfulness.
Conference presentation:
Oral presentation, 10th Latin American and Caribbean Conferences of Social Sciences, Recover with Music: a music-based psychosocial intervention for adolescents in mass crisis.
Oral presentation, Edith Cowan University TRACS Migration Research Network Seminar Series, What is Recover with Music?.
Oral presentation, UNESCO Refugee Integration Through Education, Language and Arts Summer School, The Power of Song for Resilience after Disaster.