Research activity is critical to the advancement of the music therapy profession as it enhances the understanding of music as unique human behavior and provides best practice guidelines for clinicians.
Alison Belinsky (clinical project), Development of a Musical Executive Function Training protocol for adults with schizophrenia John Britton (clinical project), The Development of a Music-mindfulness Intervention for Patients with Cancer Ruthanne Cain (clinical project), The Role of Musical Triggers in Substance Use Disorder Carolyn Dachinger (thesis), Impulsivity and Performance on a Music-based Cognitive Rehabilitation Protocol in Persons with Alcohol Dependence Angela Davis (thesis), The Effect of Film Score on Emotion and Self-talk Jenny Denk (thesis), An Exploratory Study Examining the Impact of a Music Therapy Support Group on Perceived Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Long-term Caregivers Esther Hood (clinical project), Developing the Music Assessment of Pediatric Voice (MA-PV) Anqi Jiang (thesis), The Effect of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) on Gait in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy Amy Kalas (thesis), Joint Attention Responses to Simple versus Complex Music of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Stephanie Kawzenuk (thesis), Music Therapy Undergraduate Education and Student Clinical Training Learning Erin Keenan (thesis), The Immediate Effects of Rhythm on the Timing of Upper Extremity Movements in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Emily Lambert (thesis), Rhythmic Motor Tempo in Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment Katherine Lantigua (clinical project), Development of a Music Attention Control Training (MACT) program to improve selective attention in toddlers with developmental delay Allison Lockhart (thesis), The Effect of Rhythmic Proprioceptive Input on Attention in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): An Exploratory Study Jessica MacLean (thesis), An Exploratory Study to Examine a Drumming-to-Speech Intervention for Prosody Perception in Preschoolers with Cochlear Implants Brianna McCulloch (thesis), The Effect of Music on Alternating Attention in a Match/mismatch Task in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Alecia Meila (thesis), Exploring the Use of Music Interventions on Emotion Competence in Individuals with Special Needs: A Systematic Review Brea Murakami (thesis), Music as a Mnemonic Device for Verbal Recall in Healthy Older Adults Andy Panavides (thesis), The Role of Personality and Mood in Music-use in a High Cognitive Task Allison Pindale (thesis), The Effect of Musical Mnemonics and Music Training on Word Recall Evan Privoznik (thesis), Perception of Music-Emotion in Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Marlén Rodrigeuz-Wolfe (thesis), The Effect of Preferred Music Listening on Pain Tolerance in a Cold-pressor Task Hilary Yip (thesis), A Rhythmic Cueing in Martial Arts Protocol For the Motor Skills of Children with Autism: An Exploratory Pilot Study
Carolyn Dachinger, The Effect of a Music-movement Intervention on Arousal and Cognitive Flexibility in Older Adults with and without Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Eunju Jeong, Music Therapy Assessment of Attention for Traumatic Brain Injury Linda Lathroum, The Relationship between Pitch Processing and Phonological Awareness in Five- to Six-year-old Children Hayoung Lim, Developmental Speech and Language Training through Music for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Julie Stordahl, The Influence of Music on Depression, Affect, and Benefit finding Among Women at the Completion of Treatment for Breast Cancer