▁Academ ic ▁and ▁Professional ▁Work ▁Pel uso ▁is ▁an ▁al um na ▁of ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Education ▁from ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University , ▁and ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁both ▁Music ▁and ▁in ▁Psych ology ▁from ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University . ▁ ▁Pel uso ▁also ▁holds ▁a ▁Masters ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁Edu c ational ▁and ▁Organ iz ational ▁Le ad ership ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Victoria ▁( U V IC ), ▁where ▁her ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁motiv ations , ▁benefits ▁and ▁pers istence ▁for ▁m ature ▁students ▁to ▁purs ue ▁their ▁gradu ate ▁degrees ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁writing ▁a ▁book ▁on ▁her ▁research ▁and ▁find ings . ▁ ▁Research ▁Pel uso ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁particip ant ▁at ▁international ▁and ▁local ▁scholar ly ▁con ferences ▁in ▁media , ▁music ▁and ▁psych ology , ▁and ▁her ▁research ▁focus es ▁on ▁various ▁projects ▁and ▁found ations ▁where ▁an ▁importance ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁art istic ▁and ▁musical ▁learning ▁and ▁expression ▁within ▁techn ological ▁soci eties . ▁Pel uso ' s ▁research ▁has ▁also ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁C ogn itive ▁Psych ology ▁and ▁Memory ▁studies . ▁Her ▁most ▁recent ▁research ▁has ▁been ▁foc using ▁on ▁Music ▁Education ▁and ▁Media ▁liter acy , ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁tal ks ▁at ▁the ▁Media ▁Liter acy ▁Conference ▁in ▁London , ▁UK , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁focus ▁at ▁R Y ME ▁- ▁Research ▁For ▁Youth , ▁Music ▁and ▁Education .