Associate Director
Music Therapy Coordinator
Associate Professor
Bower School of Music & the Arts
My research focuses on emotion regulation development, particularly in preschoolers who are neurodevelopmentally at-risk, as well as clinical music intervention development.
My approach to teaching centers on one primary purpose—to help students succeed. I believe there is a developmental trajectory to learning, which is shaped by contextual factors. My goals for students are to empower creative critical thinking, stimulate curiosity, and nurture compassionate care.
Education
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Music Education/Curriculum & Instruction (University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2015)
MM in Music Therapy (Colorado State University, 2006)
BM in Music Therapy (University of Iowa, 2003)
