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Conference 2023: Hotel Information (1/13/2023) - The 2023 MAR-AMTA conference will be held at the Sheraton Niagara Falls & Niagara Falls Convention Center from March 9th - March 11th, 2023. One of the many benefits of staying at the conference hotel is that attendees can receive a discounted hotel room. Not to mention you are directly across the street from all the events!



Statement for MAR-AMTA Community (12/16/2022) - The Department of Homeland Security recently released a National Terrorism Advisory that warns of heightened violence against LGBTQIA+, Jewish, and migrant communities. The MAR-AMTA Executive Board recognizes that this increased threat against...
MAR-AMTA Conference Research Poster Session Application (12/16/2022) - Write an abstract that describes your research using the following content areas. Please follow the word limits for each section and delete all material in this introduction and in the parentheses for each section.
By submitting this application, you agree to submit all requested materials within the requested timeline...
Sangeeta Swamy (10/27/2022) - Sangeeta Swamy, PhD, LCMHC, MT-BC (she/they) is Associate Professor and Co-Chair of the Integral Counseling Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies. A licensed psychotherapist, Board-Certified Music Therapist, and award-winning violinist, Dr. Swamy received her Master of Arts degree from Naropa University in Transpersonal Psychology with a concentration in Music Therapy, and a PhD […]
Adenike Webb (10/27/2022) - Adenike Webb, PhD, MT-BC is a board-certified music therapist with 20 years of experience. Her clinical work has been mainly in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health settings. She received her undergraduate training in music therapy at Radford University and completed her Masters and PhD in Music Therapy at Temple University. Her personal and clinical experiences […]
Natalia Alvarez-Figueroa (10/27/2022) - Natalia Alvarez-Figueroa is a Music Therapist. Afro Latina, born and raised in Puerto Rico, Natalia came to Philadelphia as an undergraduate transfer over 12 years ago. Natalia had a background in music education, before transitioning to music therapy. Natalia holds a master’s degree in music therapy and is a board-certified music therapist working in the […]
Maevon Gumble (10/27/2022) - Maevon Gumble, MMT, MT-BC is a music therapist and pre-licensed counselor who engages in mental health focused music therapy and talk therapy as well as gender affirming voicework through their private practice Becoming Through Sound LLC. They predominantly work alongside queer, trans, and nonbinary persons in their clinical work, and their academic interests involve queering […]


