2025 Conference Schedule

MAR-AMTA Regional Hybrid Conference 

APRIL 3-6TH

VIRTUAL WITH IN PERSON SATELLITES: HOWARD, DUQUESNE, & IMMACULATA

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CMTEs

It’s Our Classroom and We’ll Cry if We Want To: Feelings as Compass in Practice and Pedagogy: Stephenie Sofield, MM, MT-BC

Anti-carceral approaches to music therapy with drug users: Audrey Hausig, MMT, MT-BC

An Honest View into the Foundations of Business Ownership: Allison Broaddrick, MT-BC

Leveling Up Your Clinical Guitar Skills: Robert Miller, MS, MT-BC

KEYNOTE: Natalia Alvarez-Figueroa MMT MT-BC

PANEL: Hidden Voices in Education: a panel exploring perspectives: Keva Melvin, MA, MT-BC, Kerry Devlin, PhD, MT-BC Jasmine Edwards, MA, MT-BC, LCAT Moderated by Audrey Hausig, MMT-MT-BC

Keynote: 

Asynchronous

Building a Community Choir: Elizabeth Ambrose, MMT, MT-BC, Lindsay Malloy, MT-BC, Allison Broaddrick MT-BC

Educational Psychology in Music Therapy: Brittany Rosado, MM, LPMT, MT-BC, NICU MT

Assessing and Working with Spiritual Needs in End-of-Life Music Therapy: Molly Grace Hicks, MMT, MT-BC, FT

Reverend Beth Toler, M.Div. Th.D., LMFT

Music Therapy’s Effect on Behavior and Physiology in Premenstrual Syndrome Management: Eun Sil Suh, PhD., AVPT, KCMT, MT-BC, Kyurim Kang, Ph.D., MT-BC, NMT, Hyunjung Lee, Ph.D., KCMT, MT-BC, Lilly Vito

Concurrent and Recorded

University Sponsored Student Research: Sleep Health of Music Therapy Undergraduate Students: Angela Guerriero, PhD, MT-BC; Elizabeth Weaver, MT student

Harmony Helpers: Using the Zones of Regulation® to guide music therapy experiences: Elizabeth Ghiorzi, MA, MT-BC

The Music Zoom: Developing Connection in Remote Music Therapy: Mariana Aslan MT-BC, LCAT

New Day – Updates from the MAR Assembly of Delegates: MAR-AMTA BOD Members

Community Music Therapy: What is it and How to do it?: Juyoung Lee Ph.D., MT-BC, RMT

Narrative Formation in Music Therapy to Promote Post-Traumatic Growth in Veterans: Sarah Pugliese, LCAT, MMT, MT-BC

The Liberation Music Therapist: Dorian Wallace, MT-BC

Article Analysis, Experience Creation, and Scaffolding: Takeaways from an Undergraduate Methods Course: Anna Hladio (they/she), Music Therapy Student; Senia Duganhodzic (she/her), Music Therapy Student; Stephenie Sofield (she/her), MM, MT-BC

Harmony in Justice: A Community Discussion on Systemic Inequities in Music Therapy: Sarah Alfred-Levow, MMT, MT-BC, Zach Alfred-Levow, MT-BC, Nadya Dereskavich, MT-BC, Emily Gaffney, MA, MT-BC

Music facilitation styles and behaviours across the health-care continuum: Multiple case studies: Juyoung Lee Ph.D., MT-BC, RMT

Practicing Music Therapy With Neurodivergent Menstruators: Jenna Ploski, MT-BC, NMT

Music Therapy Andragogy: Facilitating Individual and Group Transformation: Clarissa Lacson, PhD, MT-BC; Adenike Webb, PhD, MT-BC: Flossie Ierardi, MA, MT-BC, LPC

Practicing Abroad: Journeys of Three Music Therapists Across Five Continents: Ai Nakatsuka, MA, MT-BC, NMT; Cara Smith, MMus, MT-BC; Johanna Möller, MA

Empowering Patients Through Music: A Practical Guide to Person-Centered Care: Pauline Broberg-Lewin, NMT, MT-BC, MSW, M. Ed.; Nadya Dereskavich, MT-BC

A Study on the Role of Wind Instruments in Music Therapy: Marshall Colon, B.M.

Consumer-informed perspectives of trauma-informed care in music therapy during psychiatric hospitalization: Lindsy Burns, MT-BC, MMT, CCTS-I

Crafting your Intervention Inventory: Exploring the art of organization and collaboration in Music Therapy Session Planning: Jessica Alberto, MT-BC; Hannah Coleman, MT-BC

Music Therapy in Pediatric Intensive Care: It’s Not Just for Kids: Jamie Shegogue LPMT, MT-BC, NICU-MT

Perspectives from an Introverted Music Therapist: Lauren Stoner, MA, MT-BC

Meetings and Events

MAR-AMTA Business Meeting 1 & 2

MAR-AMTAS Business Meeting 1 & 2

Student Swap Shop

Music connection time (In Person and Virtual Song Share)

In person networking (Howard University, Duquesne University, Immaculata University

LAMTN Dance Party – Hosted by the Latin American Music Therapy Network

Awards Ceremony

Peer Support Space for federal changes impacting MT-BCs

Affinity group meetings

State Meetings