Conference Presentations and Invited Lectures/Colloquia/Workshops (*denotes presenter when not first author)
- Olsen, K. N., Terry, J., & Thompson, W. F. (2022). Psychosocial risks and benefits of heavy metal music with aggressive themes. Paper presented at the Australian Music and Psychology Society (AMPS) Conference, September 28.
- Olsen, K. N. & Thompson, W. F. (2021). Enhancing diversity and inclusion in the psychology of music. Invited 'Methods Event' workshop presented at the Society for Affective Science Virtual Annual Conference, April 13-16.
- Olsen, K. N., Powell, M., Anic, A., Vallerand, R. J., & Thompson, W. F. (2020). Positive and negative emotional experiences in fans of violent music: The role of passion. Paper presented at the Australian Music and Psychology Society (AMPS) Conference, October 9, University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., Powell, M., Warburton, W. A., & Thompson, W. F. (2019). Effects of violent music on psychophysiological desensitisation to real-life acts of violence. Paper presented at the Society for Music Perception and Cognition Conference, August 5-7, New York University, New York, USA.
- Powell, M., *Olsen, K. N., Anic, A., & Thompson, W. F. (2019). Emotional, cognitive, and social functions and outcomes of violent music. Paper presented at the Society for Music Perception and Cognition Conference, August 5-7, New York University, New York, USA.
- Olsen, K. N. (2018). On the enjoyment of violence and aggression in music. Invited paper presented at the 'Music, Emotion and Performance Workshop', September 13, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., Thompson, W. F., & Giblin, I. (2018). Intelligibility of Death Metal lyrics: Effects of genre-specific musical knowledge and music training. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, July 23-28, University of Graz, Austria.
- Olsen, K. N., Thompson, W. F., & Giblin, I. (2017). Intelligibility of violent 'Death Metal' vocalisations: Investigating the role of listener expertise. Paper presented at the Society for Music Perception and Cognition Conference, July 30-August 3, University of California, San Diego, USA.
- Thompson, W. F., *Olsen, K. N., & Geeves, A. M. (2017). Who listens to violent music and why? Paper presented at the Society for Music Perception and Cognition Conference, July 30-August 3, University of California, San Diego, USA.
- Anic, A., *Olsen, K. N., & Thompson, W. F. (2017). Investigating creative cognition in an improvised jazz context: A preliminary tDCS study. Poster presented at the Society for Music Perception and Cognition Conference, July 30-August 3, University of California, San Diego, USA.
- Olsen, K. N., Giblin, I., & Thompson, W. F. (2017). Listener expertise enhances intelligibility of violent 'Death Metal' vocalisations. Paper to be presented at the 44th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, April 19-22, Shoal Bay, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., Thompson, W. F., & Giblin, I. (2016). Speech intelligibility of ‘death metal’ lyrics: Effects of musical expertise and genre-specific listener experience. Paper presented at the Inaugural Annual Conference of the Centre for Elite Performance, Expertise, and Training, October 10-11, Macquarie University, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., McCarthy, L., & Petith, E. (2016). A 'looming bias' in spatial hearing? Effects of intensity and spectrum on sound-source localisation and perceived motion. Invited colloquium presented at the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development, August 8, Western Sydney University, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., & Dean, R. T. (2016). The role of perceived exertion in models of continuously perceived affect in response to music: Investigating the ‘FEELA’ hypothesis. Paper presented at the 14th International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition, July 5-9, San Francisco, USA.
- Olsen, K. N., Dean, R. T., Stevens, C. J., & Bailes, F. (2015). The role of acoustic intensity and loudness in time-series models of perceived affect expressed by music. Paper presented at the 2nd Australasian Music Psychology Society Conference, December 7-9, Western Sydney University, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., Dean, R. T., Stevens, C. J., & Bailes, F. (2015). Investigating the contribution of intensity and loudness to time-series models of perceived affect expressed by music. Paper presented at the Society for Music Perception and Cognition Conference, August 1-5, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA.
- Olsen, K. N., & McCarthy, L. (2015). The role of dynamic acoustic intensity and timbral complexity in auditory spatial localisation. Paper presented at the 42nd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, April 8-11, University of Sydney, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N. (2014). Intensity dynamics and loudness change: Methods and mechanisms. Invited lecture presented at the 'Current Topics in Loudness Workshop', September 15-16, National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), Lyon, France.
- Olsen, K. N., Stevens, C. J., Dean, R. T., & Bailes, F. (2014). Continuous loudness response to acoustic intensity dynamics in melodies. Poster Day for Communicating Research on Brain, Behaviour, and Development, August 13 & 15, University of Western Sydney, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N. (2014). Continuous versus global measures of loudness change: Disentangling mechanism from response bias. Paper presented at the 41st Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, April 23-26, Brisbane, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., Stevens, C. J., Dean, R. T., & Bailes, F. (2013). ‘Looming Tunes’: Continuous loudness response to acoustic intensity dynamics in melodies. Paper presented at the Society for Music Perception and Cognition Conference, August 8-11, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
- Olsen, K. N., & Stevens, C. J. (2010). Perceptual biases and loudness change: Investigating cognitive and sensory mechanisms. Invited paper presented at the Inaugural UWS Sensory Neuroscience Symposium, December 13, University of Western Sydney, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N. (2010). Perceptual biases and loudness change: Investigating cognitive and sensory mechanisms. Invited colloquium presented at MARCS Auditory Laboratories, University of Western Sydney, Australia, November 22, 2010.
- Olsen, K. N., & Stevens, C. J. (2010). On cognitive and sensory explanations for perceived loudness change in response to dynamic acoustic intensity. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics (Fechner Day), October 19-22, University of Padua, Italy.
- Olsen, K. N. (2010). Perceptual biases and loudness change: Investigating cognitive and sensory mechanisms. Invited colloquium presented at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, October 15, 2010.
- Olsen, K. N. (2010). Perceptual biases and loudness change: Investigating cognitive, sensory, and psychophysiological mechanisms. Invited colloquium presented at IRCAM, Paris, France, October 12, 2010.
- Olsen, K. N., & Stevens, C. J. (2010). Effects of direction and rate of acoustic intensity change on event-related skin conductance response. Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, August 23-27, University of Washington, USA.
- Olsen, K. N., & Stevens, C. J. (2010). Is stimulus continuity necessary for perceptual overestimation of increasing acoustic intensity? Paper presented at the 37th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, April 8-10, University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., & Stevens, C. J. (2009). Perceptual overestimation of loudness change: Is stimulus continuity necessary? Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Music Communication Science, December 3-4, University of New South Wales, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., Stevens, C. J., & Tardieu, J. (2009). Perceptual bias or artefact? Overestimation of loudness change in response to dynamic acoustic intensity. Paper presented at the 36th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, April 17-19, University of Wollongong, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., Stevens, C. J., & Tardieu, J. (2008). Dynamic changes in intensity, duration and timbre: Effects on judged loudness and emotional arousal. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, August 25-29, University of Hokkaido, Japan.
- Olsen, K. N., Stevens, C. J., & Tardieu, J. (2008). Intensity, duration and timbre: Effects on loudness and skin conductance. Paper presented at the 35th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, March 28-30, Fremantle, Australia.
- Olsen, K. N., Stevens, C. J., & Tardieu, J. (2007). A perceptual bias for increasing loudness: Loudness change and its role in music and mood. Paper presented at the Inaugural International Conference on Music Communication Science, December 5-7, University of New South Wales, Australia.