Education:

• MM, Music Therapy; University of Miami, Miami, FL

• BM, Music Therapy; Marywood University, Scranton, PA

 

Certifications:

• MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified)

• Registered Music Together ® Teacher

 

Experience:

• Matheny Medical & Educational Center, Peapack, NJ. Position: Music Therapist

Population: Developmental disabilities/medically fragile

• Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL. Position: Music Therapist

Population: Short-term physical rehabilitation, same-day surgery, post-operative care

• Great Heights Academy, Miami, FL. Position: Music Therapist

Population: Autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, related disabilities

• University of Miami, Miami, FL. Position: Teaching Assistant, Practicum Supervisor

• New Jersey Association for Music Therapy (NJAMT)

Position: Secretary (2013-2014); Government Relations Co-Chair (2014-2015)

• New Jersey State Task Force

Position: Co-Chair (2013-2015)

 

Accomplishments:

​Presentation topics include:

• Three- and five-hour CMTE courses on clinical bias, music therapy theoretical orientations, approaches, methods (AMTA national conference 2020) and ethics (Mid-Atlantic Region AMTA Conference 2023)

• Concurrent conference sessions on clinical supervision (Mid-Atlantic Region AMTA Conference 2023; Southeast Region AMTA Conference 2016)

• Concurrent conference session on theoretical orientation, music therapy methods, and clinical bias (American Music Therapy Association national conference 2019)

• Conference Student Service Project Committee Co-Chair (Mid-Atlantic Region AMTA Conference 2013)