Joanne V. Loewy
Full Professor
USA
CURRICULUM VITAE
Joanne V. Loewy, D.A., LCAT, MT-BC
Department of Music Therapy
Mount Sinai Health System
First Avenue at 16th Street
New York, NY 10003
212 420-3484
Joanne.Loewy@mountsinai.org
EDUCATION:
1983 Bachelor of Music: Music Education Crane School of Music
Potsdam State University
1985 Masters of Arts: Music Therapy Special Education
Magna Cum Laude
New York University
1994 Doctor of Arts: Music Therapy (with Distinction) Magna Cum Laude
New York University
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYENT AND HOSPITAL
APPOINTMENTS:
Music Therapist, Schizophrenic Adult Day Treatment, Federation of Employment Guidance Services, New York City, 1983-1984.
Founder & Director, Music Therapy Program, Lifeline Center for Child Development,
Queens Village, New York, 1985-1991.
Research Scientist-Assistant to the Dean Harlem Mainstreaming Project, New York University, 1991-1993.
Music Therapy Coordinator, Department of Social Work, Beth Israel Medical Center September 1994-2005
Adjunct Professor, Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, September 2003-2008.
Director, Department of Music Therapy, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, September 2005 – present.
Director, The Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, NYC, 2007 – present.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Mount Sinai College of Medicine, September, 2011.
Faculty, Center for Music Therapy Research Extremeño collaboration agreement with the University of Extremadura, Caceres, Spain, January 2010-present.
Visiting Professor, Department of Music Therapy, Barcelona University, January 2010-present.
Visiting Professor, Department of Music Therapy, University of Madrid, April 2011-present.
Member, Music as a Global Resource Initiative-with Barbara Hesser, NYU, 2011-present.
Visiting Professor, Institute of Cognitive Neurology -INECO, Aregentina, March 2012-2015.
Faculty, Departments of Music Therapy, Drexel University, September, 2012 – present, Molloy College, September 2010), NYU, 2012-present.
Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, NY, NY. 2013-2014.
Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, NY, NY 2014-present. Full Professor, Icahn School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, 2023-present
CERTIFICATION:
American Music Therapy Association, 1985Certification Board for Music Therapy, 1985
American Group Psychotherapy Association, 1990
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, New York State, 2009 (instituted 2009)
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Exceptional Service Award, American Association for Music Therapy, 1994
Outstanding Young Alumnae Award, Emma Willard, 2005
Mary Hanna Nursing Research Award Peri-Anesthesia Nursing Journal, 2006
Care and Compassion Award for Clinical Excellence, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, 2007
Distinction in Clinical Practice Award, American Music Therapy Association, 2008
Healthcare Education Award, Society for the Arts in Healthcare
Johnson & Johnson, 2010
Divine Music Award, Heather on Earth Foundation, NY, NY 2010 Artist in Resident, Phillips School of Nursing, NYC, 2011
Pioneering Spirit Award, International Association for Music & Medicine, 2013
Clinical Innovation Award, World Congress of Music Therapy, Tsusuba, JapanJuly 5, 2017
Lifetime Achievement Award, International Association for Music and Medicine, 2020
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
Fellow, NY Academy of Medicine
International Association for Music and Medicine
American Music Therapy Association
Society for the Arts in Healthcare
Certification Board for Music Therapists
American Group Psychotherapy Association
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Committees – Intramural:
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Certification Committee Co-chair, AAMT 1990-1992
Assembly Delegate of the American Music Therapy Association, 1994-2007 Pain CQI Pediatrics, 1995-2000
Ethics Committee of AAMT, 1996-1998
Board of Directors-Certification Board Music Therapists 1996-2000 Pediatrics QI Committee, 2000 – 2010
Standards of Practice-AMTA (American Music Therapy Association) 2007-2010
Diversity Council, 2011 – present
Editorial Boards/Scientific Reviewer:
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Music Therapy, 1999 -2003. Guest Editor, Music Therapy Perspectives, 2007
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Music and Medicine, 2009 – present
First Editor with Ralph Spintge MD-international, peer reviewed journal Cochrane Review Board of Music in Pain and Palliative Care, 2009-present Cochrane Review Board of Music in Pain and Palliative Care
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2010– 2014.
New York Chapter Society for the Arts in Healthcare:
Chair of Research, 2010-present
International Association for Music & Medicine:
Strategic Planning Member……….2020-present
Founding Member, 2009-present
Task Force, Financial Initiatives, 2009-present
Member, Subcommittee on Professional Education, 2011-present
American Mid-Atlantic Music Therapy Association:
Member, Conference Committee, 1998-2003
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Cochrane Review Board 2020-present
Other Activities/ Consultations:
Director, TTS (Thanks to Scandinavia) Scholarship provisions and training of Scholars and Interns in Medical Education from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Lithuania, 2006- present
Consultant for the development of music therapy services, 1999-present:
Barenboim-Said Foundation
University of Seville, Seville, Spain
Music Therapy in the NICU
Westchester County Medical Center Valhalla, New York
Music Therapy in the NICU, Albany Medical Center Albany, New York Music Therapy in Palliative Care, St. Vincent’s Med Center, New York Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah
North Shore University Hospital-Schneider’s Children’s Hospital
Manhasset, New York
Department of Anesthesiology-OR Music Therapy Program
Yale New Haven Hospital, Connecticut
Pediatric Music Therapy Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
RESEARCH:
NIH: The Impact of a Culturally-based Live Music Intervention on the Metabolites and Metabolic Pathways Associated with Chronic Stress and the Risk of Preterm Birth in Black Women Funding Detail: NIH R01Institutions: Columbia University, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount SinaiPI: Elizabeth Corwin, Joanne Loewy
NIH ENSEMBLE-MPI in “Effective Network to advance Scientific Evidence related to Mechanisms of music-Based interventions for pain and support coLlaborative Efforts” (ENSEMBLE). NCCIH 5 year grant $3,0000National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)-Research Lab 2023-presentAMEND (Assessment of Music Experiences in Navigating Depression)$150,000
TMCity $250,000 NICU grant to study effects of NIRS on entrainment of breathin
Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund
MCI Music Therapy Research
2 year grant
$500,000 2018-2020
Lincoln Center Moments
Dementia Research
$10,000 2017
New York Foundation for Eldercare
$15,000 2016, 2017
Garry Dial Fund
Radiation Oncology
$250,000 2016
Tyson Foundation
$10,000 2014, 2016
Kurz Foundation
$100,000 2013
Ed Berman Blauner Estate
$100,000 2012
Remo Foundation
$225,000 currect
Heather on Earth Music Foundation
$100,053 in 2009 and $250,000 x 3 Years
The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation
$75,000 per year for 28 years
Pharmaceutical Grants
Astra, Pfeiser, Phillips, Genzyme, Genentech, Otsuka
$45,000 sporadic
Society for the Arts in Healthcare
$75,000 in 2008
Richard Netter, David Kreiser, John Slade Estates
$1.7 million dollars in 2006
Grammy Foundation
$25,000 in 2005
American Music Therapy Association/ NARAS
(National Arts and Recording Asscoation Sciences)
Directorship, Design- Caring for the Caregiver Training
$100,000 in 2002
INVITED PRESENTATIONS (2000-2014)
Keynote Address: Building bridges in team centred care, Australian Music Therapy Association Conference, Brisbane, Australia, August 2000.
Music Therapy in Medicine, Featured Speaker at United Nations: Policymakers and Leading Medical Practitioners Explore Alternative Medical Treatments to Promote Global Health and Productivity, December 6, 2001.
Music Therapy in Trauma, Keynote Address, American Art Therapy Association Mid Atlantic Region, Drexel University, May 2005.
Addressing Cultural and Familial Aspects of Care in Medicine through Music, Keynote address at International Association for Music & Medicine Symposium Irish World Music and Medicine: Music Therapy in Pediatrics Thursday, Grand Rounds Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, January 15th, 2008,
Music and Medicine: The Significant Role of Music in Hospitals, Grand Rounds Overlook Hospital, Overlook, NJ, Friday January 16th, 2008,
Music in Medicine as an Integrative Experience: Mixed Design Methods in Clinical Research Joanne Loewy DA, MT-BC, LCAT Oxytocin Conference-Research Project (with Steven Mithen, anthropologist and author of "The Singing Neanderthals," Walter Freeman, Emeritus Prof at Berkley & Claudius Conrad, Surgery, Harvard University, Arizona State University, October 11, 2008
The Sedation Effect: Entrained Chanting, Lullaby, & Song of Kin in NICU & Infant Care 2nd International Congress for the
Interdisciplinary Research on the Effects and the Experience of Music, The International Music and Art Research, November 17, Mozart & Science 2008,
Partners Hospice: Music in Palliative Care Workshop for Nurses Joanne Loewy DA, MT-BC, LCAT, Waltham, MA (www.partnershomecare.org/hospice), December 12, 2008
Academy of Music and Dance in association with the Graduate Medical School, University of Limerick, Ireland June 5, 2009
Pediatric Music Therapy Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian & Cornell Campus, July 22, 2009
Caring for the Caregiver: A Model of Music Intervention for Personal and Professional Caregivers (keynote) The Impact of Song and Music Psychotherapy in Trauma Work (workshop) Sichuan Earthquake of 2008: An International Forum of Music Therapy and Crisis Intervention Central Conservatory of Music of Sichuan The Chinese Professional Music Therapy Association (APMTA) Chengdu, China October 22-27, 2009
Association Austria, IMARAA Vienna, Palais of Lower Austria, Herrengasse 13, 2010 Vienna, Austria, January 5, 2010
Music Therapy in Integrative Medicine California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, California February 27 & 28, 2010
Keynote: Music, Culture & Resiliency An International Conference on Music and Supportive Care University of Windsor & The Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Australia Canadian Institutes for Health Research Windsor, Ontario, Canada, March 27, 2010
Music & Medicine: Application of Evidenced Based Outcomes in Clinical Practice, Universidad de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain, April 16th & 17th, 2010
An Overview of Music Psychotherapy in Medicine University of Extremadura Centro
University Extremeno de Investigacion Musicoterapeutica Caceres, Spain, May 21-23, 2010.
Music & Medicine: Research Trends & Music-Based Interventions Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Madrid, Spain, May 24th & 25th, 2010
Grand Rounds in Music & Medicine Puerta de Hierro Hospital Madrid, Spain May 26th, 2010
Art and Music Within the Healthcare Environment: Improving Overall Health IIDA (Interior International Design Association) Knoll Architects, New York, NY, June 29, 2010
Critical Areas of Investigation in Music and Medicine Mozart & Science 2010- Music in Medicine & Therapy, Krems, Austria, November 5, 2010
The Role of Music in Pain and Sedation: Research & Clinical Practice Music, Science & Medicine: Frontiers in Biomedical Research & Clinical Applications, March 25, 2011 The New York Academy of Sciences
Music and Medicine: Mechanisms of Entrainment University of Barcelona, Spain April 28, 2011
Music Therapy in Pediatric Care: An Overview of Clinical Treatment, Research & Development Fundacion Publica Andelucia Barenboim-Said, Seville, Spain, April 30, 2011
Singapore's 1st Music and Health Symposium: Keynote Speaker-Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Kadang Kerbau Women's & Children's Hospital Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore, May 4, 2011
Music Therapy in Hospitals: Research & Clinical Practice from NICU to Adolescence Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, CA May 5, 2011
Keys for Cancer: Inaugural event of the Upstate Music and Medicine InitiatSyracuse University, August 22, 2011
Music and Medicine: Integrating Key Aspects of Mind and Body in Clinical Practice & Research Keynote Adress Affected, Acknowledged and Enriched by Music, Swedish Symposium on Music Therapy Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Sweden, October 7, 2011
Chanting & Clinical Improvisation in Music Psychotherapy Workshop, Stockholm, Sweden, October 8, 2011
Music, Sound, and its Influence on Fragile Infants & Caregivers in the NICU, Montreal Children’s Hospital October 9, 2011
Music & Medicine: Music Therapy in the Treatment of Pain in Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, October 10, 2011
Research & Practice in Music & Medicine: The Therapeutic Aspects of Clinical Music Therapy, Montreal General Hospital, October 12, 2011
Music in Medicine, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, October 15-16, 2011
Forum on Research in Medicine, School of Medicine-Expert Panel, Connaught Speaker, University of Toronto, School of Medicine, with Gottfried Schlaug, MD PhD, Connie Tomaino, DA LCAT, MT-BC, November 11, 2012
Keynote: Music and Medicine in Integrative Care. INNECO, Argentina, March 20-25, 2012.
Keynote: The Impact of Music in Integrative Medicine, IV National Congress of Music Therapy, Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain, October 13, 2012.
Music and Medicine: Integrative Care. University of the United Arab Emirates, December 2-7, 2012.
Reslience in Chemotherapy: Clinical Trials in Music Therapy, Converging Disciplines at the Crossroads of Cancer Care, Mount Sinai Beth Israel international conference, Monday, January 14, 2014, NYC.
Music Therapy: First Sounds RBL, Miller Children's and Woman's Hospital Long Beach, California
February 6, 2014
Music as Science and Medicine, Keynote lecture for MDs and RNs, MTs 12th Conference, Kansai Music Therapy Association,
Otowa Hospital
Kyoto, Japan March 1, 2014
The History of Music & Medicine Research
Grand Rounds, New York Methodist Hospital,
Brooklyn, NY, March 3, 2014.
The Neuroscience and Music- V,
with Laurel Trainor, Cognitive Stimulation and Rehabilitation,
Grand Théatre and Palais des Ducs
Dijon, France
June 1, 2014.
Grand Rounds: Integrative Medicine & Music Therapy
Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Connecticut,
June 11, 2014.
Music Medicine through the Lifespan
,International Association for Music and Medicine: Illuminaries on Research Special Session University of Toronto
Canada, June 27, 2014.
NICU Music Therapy, Imperial College
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust,
London, England
July 3, 2014.
Spotlight Session with Gerald Bernatzky and Julian Koenig
Pain Mechanisms of Music Therapy and Music Medicine
World Congress of Music Therapy, Krems, Austria; July 5, 2014.
Developing Tools and Methods for Education and the Arts, United Nations Office for Partnerships
with Marcelo Suarez-Orozco , Dean, UCLA Graduate School of Education, Steve Dahlberg, Director , International Centre for Creativity and Imagination, Daniel Fountenberry , Publisher and CEO, Borne Digital, Lisha Lercari , Director, Music and the Brain, The 42nd Street Fund, Brian Lewis , Chief Executive Officer, The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Blouin Creative Leadership Summit MOMA, NYC
September 23 & 24, 2014.
Music in Medicine: From Oncology to Cardiology,
University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
October 3, 2014.
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Research and Evidence in Music & Medicine
Caceres, Spain
October 24-26, 2014.
Music Therapy as Critical Medicine, Augsburg College,
Augsburg, Minnesota
November 2, 2014.
Infants, Children & Families: The Impact of Music Therapy, Department of Doctoral Social Work
Rutgers University, New Jersey
November 3, 2014.
"If a Tree Falls…": How to Make Research an Essential Part of Your Work & Why It is Important to Study Clinical Activity
Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
November 13, 2014.
Encuentro con los expertos. Dilemas y retos de la Musicoterapia en Medicina Keynote Speaker at the 1st Music and Medicine conference
Barcelona, Spain
February 21, 2014.
The History of Music & Medicine Research
Grand Rounds, New York Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, NY
March 13, 2014.
Music as Science and Medicine
Keynote lecture for MDs and RNs, MTs
12th Conference, Kansai Music Therapy Association
Otowa Hospital Kyoto, Japan
March 1, 2014
Recent Invited Speaking Engagements (November 2025-2015)Trauma and Music therapy AssessmentMount Sinai HospitalMay 12, 2025
AMEND speakerInternational Association for Music and MedicineBerlin, GermanyJuly 25, 2024
Keynote SpeakerLouisiana State UniversityOpening of the Music Therapy DivisionMay 10, 2024
Featured SpeakerMusic & MedicineChildren’s Hospital, New Orleans May 12, 2024Keynote SpeakerOur Lady of the LakesBaton Rouche, LouisianaMay 10, 2024
Speaker w Rene FlemingRespiratory Music Therapy-zoomMonday, December 12, 2023
Centro Studi e Formazione
Lecture on Medical Music Psychotherapy Bolzano Italy 2023
NICU/Young Children Music Therapy
Chulalonghorn University
October 13, 2021
Thailand-virtual
Developed an on-line music therapy research with Renee Fleming
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/ways-music-therapy-supports breathing/egURR_fnglOtCQ?hl=en
September 2021
Grand Rounds
Rady Children’s Hospital
San Diego, California
Pediatric Music Therapy: Comprehensive Clinical Care
August 25, 2021
Music therapy amd Medicine-Program Building
Beijing China-online lecture
May, 13, 2021
Music therapy and Pain
Lecture for grad students and post graduate music therapists
Limerick University Hospital
Limerick, Ireland
May 2, 2021
Facing issues and discussing solutions during the COVID-19 era: An online discussion on active music and neuroscience protocols
Lecture-virtiual w/Canadian University of Dubai, Neuroscience w/ Teppo Särkämö, Jennider Grau, Rafael Remirez
April 1, 2020
Music and Medicine RBL Training
ART-EZ
Enschede, Netherlands
January 30 2020
Centro Studi e Formazione
Lecture on Medical Music Psychotherapy Bolzano Italy
January 23, 2020
Integrative Interventions in Medical Music Therapy
Keynote Speaker
Online Music Therapy Conference
January 31, 2020
Building Research Protocols
University Medical Center
Beatrix Children’s Hospital
Groningen,Netherlands
February 11, 2020
Judges & Lawyers Breat Cancer Alert (JABLCA)
Speaker
Music Therapy in Cancer Care
Jewish Theological Seminary, NYC
January 18, 2019
First Sounds: RBL Training
Course Director-Tier I & II
Leto Maternity University Hospital
SONORA Hellenic University
Athens, Greece
February 15, 2019
Keynote Speaker
ArtEZ University of the Arts
Music Psychotherapy in Neonatal Intensive Care
Music Therapy Van Essengaarde
Enschede, Netherlands
February 18, 2019
Speaker & Program Bulding Consultation
Medical Music Therapy: Areas of Clinical Domain
Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico s San Juan Puerto Rico March 8th 2019
First Sounds: RBL Training
Course Director-Tier II
11th European Music Therapy Conference
Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark
June 25 & June 26,
2019
Invited Lecturer Pre-Conference Institute
Tier I First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby NICU MT Training American Music Therapy Association
Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 7th 2019
Music Therapy in Hospital Settings
Departamento de Educación Musical y Estudios Generales Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
February 9, 2018
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Music as Medicine in Health and Wellness
Integrative Healthcare Symposium,
Marriott Hotel New York, NY
February 22, 2018
Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby Training
2-day conference with Aimee Telsey, MD, Ann Marie Dassler, NP, & Andrew Rossetti, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC
8-hour trainingArtEZ University of the Arts-Head of Department of Music Therapy Van Essengaarde,
Enschede, Netherlands
March 23 & 24, 2018
Using Music as a Transient Element of Passage in End-of-Life Care Fordham University, New York, NY
May 19, 2018
Music Psychotherapy Approaches in Treating Pain-Assessment and Treatment 5th International Conference of the International Association for Music and Medicine Joanne Loewy & Andrew Rossetti
World Trade Center
Barcelona, Spain
June 7, 2018
Music Therapy Research in Medical Settings and its Relationship to Clinical Interventions 5th International Conference of the International Association for Music and Medicine (IAMM2018)
Joanne Loewy & Andrew Rossetti
World Trade Center, Barcelona, Spain
June 8, 2018
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby: A Model of Music Therapy, LEVEL II Joanne Loewy, Aimee Telsey, Ann-Marie Dassler, Andrew Rossetti, Friedricke Hasslbeck, NICU, 8 hour-training, Karl Landsteiner University Hospital, St. Polten, Austria
July 13, 2018
Music Psychotherapy Advanced Training
Joanne Loewy & Andrew Rossetti, Serendipity Health and Wellness Center Beijing, China
August 2-4, 2018
Hello Darkness My Old Friend: Tapping Into Temperament and Pain with Music Psychotherapy, John Mondanaro, Andrew Rossetti:
PAINWEEK 2018
September 3, 2018NIH/ Kennedy Center’ Sound Health, Washington, DC “First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby as a Foundation for Vitality and Attachment in Neonates” Learning and Bonding to the Beat: Optimizing Your Child's Development (with Laurel Trainor, PhD) Washington, DC
September 8, 2018
Featured speaker, Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert at Alston and Bird Law Firm, “Treatment Beyond the Tumor: Music Therapy for Women with Breast Cancer” Alston and Bird Law Offices, 90 Park Avenue
New York, NY
October 30, 2018
Medical Music Psychotherapy: Integrative Expansion in Medical Horizons Keynote Speaker
Molloy College: “Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence in Graduate MT Training” Rockville Center, NY
December 4, 2018
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby-Music Therapy in the NICU Invited World Congress for Music Therapy (WCMT)
International Conference with Aimee Telsey MD, Ann Marie Dassler, NP, & Andrew Rossetti, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC, 8-hour training
Tokyo, Japan
July 4, 2017
Grand Rounds-“NICU Music Therapy”
Boston Children's Hospital-Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
June 16, 2017
Neonatal Development in NICU Music Therapy
Speaker, Neuromusic VI
Boston, MA
June 15, 2017
Keynote Speaker
Strathmore Art and Brain Series
North Bethesda, Maryland
February 2, 2017
First Sounds: NICU Music Therapy Training AMTA National conference w/ Aimee Telsey MD,
Ann Marie Dassler, NP, Christine Vaskas MMT, LCAT, MT-BC & Andrew Rossetti, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC
8 hour training-Kalahari Resort Sandusky, Ohio
November, 10, 2016
Pain and Music Correlates of Entrainment International VIBRAC Conference Lahti, Finland
October 13, 2017
Brain & Music
Invited Speaker -Blouin Creative Leadership Summit
The Metropolitan, NYC
September 19, 2016
Seducing the Anxiolytic Effect of Groove PAIN week
Las Vagas, Nevada
September 10, 2016
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath & Lullaby
A Model of Music Therapy in the NICU
Leader of the 10th European Music Therapy Conference
w/ Aimee Telsey MD, Ann Marie Dassler, NP Andrew Rossetti, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC & Friederike Haslbeck, PhD, DMtG, SFMT
8 hour NICU Training
Vienna, Austria
July 4, 2016
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath & Lullaby
A Model of Music Therapy in the NICU
8 hour training
Karl Landsteiner University Hospital
St Polten, Austria
June 30, 2016
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me: Music and Medicine as Integrative Treatment in Depression w/ Stephan Quentzel MD International Association for Music & Medicine Beijing,China
June 12, 2016
Maternity/Infant/Pediatric Music Therapy w/ Ming-Ming Liu PhD International Association for Music & Medicine
Beijing, China
June 11, 2016
AIR: Advances in respiration: Music therapy in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
w/ Jonathan Raskin MD & Bernardo Canga MMT, MT-BC Beijiin, China
June 12, 2016
First Sounds NICU Training
Tier II Training
Bergen, Norway
June 3, 2016
Music and Medicine: Building Bridges in Team Centered Care Keynote Speaker:
Norwegian Music Therapy Association
Bergen, Norway
June 2, 2016
Music Bridges that Integrate Mind, Body, Spirit
Great Lakes-Keynote Speaker
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 14, 2016
Assessing Pain Beyond Intensity:
Clinical Options for Treatment
CMTE course
April 13, 2016
The Impact of Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby in Enhancing Vitality in the NICU Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 13, 2016
Music Therapy & Stroke: Research & Practice for Survivors in a Community of Caregivers
Department of Neurology Weill-Cornell-NY Pres Hospital
March, 2, 2016
Oncology & Fragile Areas-Music Therapy in the Spectrum of Cancer Care HIMA Hospital
San Pablo
February 9, 2016
Music Psychotherapy in the Hospital Environment Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
February 8, 2016
NICU First Sounds Training
Marylhurst University
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Portland, Oregon
January 23, 2016
NICU Music Therapy
Trainings with MDs and RNs
PeaceHealth Hospital
Van Couver, Washington
January 22, 2016
Grand Rounds: NICU & Pedatric Music Therapy Doernbecher Hospital: Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
January 21, 2016
Music Therapy in Oncology & Palliative Care:
International Perspectives on Research and Clinical Practice MJHS November 19th, 2015
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby -specialized training w/ Christine Vaskas, Aimee Telsey MD, Annie Dassler NP, Andrew Rossetti
Kansas City, Missouri
November 12, 2015
Audio-Nomic Treatment: ‘Tuning in’ to Chronic & Procedural Pain with Music w/ John Mondanaro & Andrew Rossetti
Las Vegas, Nevada
September 12, 2015
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby -specialized training w/Julie Magersnes Scandinavian Music Therapy Conference
Oslo, Norway
August 4, 2015
Music in Support of Pain & Grief
The Art of Healing
Center for Pastoral Education
Jewish Theological Seminary, NYC
June 25, 2015
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath & Lullaby NICU Music Therapy Training/EMT Sound Hazards W/ Andrew Rossetti MMT, LCAT, MT-BC MaHRC Music & Health Research Collaboratory University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
May 30th, 2015
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Music and Medicine: Research & Clinical Practice Integrative Medicine Symposium W/ Stephan Quentzel MD
Hyatt Hotel, NYC
February 19, 2015
How to Make Clinical Inferences, Lecture at California State University North Ridge, California
February 7, 2015
Selected Lectures & Workshops (1993-2020)
The Story Song Technique: a therapeutic tool for the young, emotionally handicapped group, 7th Congresso Mundial, Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain, July, 1993.
Song Sensitation: The therapeutic Use of song and its effect upon group process, 7th Congresso Mundial, Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain, July 1993.
CBMT: The role and structure of the Certification Board for Music Therapists, Composing our future, AAMT conference, Endicott College, Beverly, MA, June, 1995.
Pediatric Pain Management and Music Therapy, 5th Annual Symposium at Rusk Institute, NYU Medical Center, October 15, 1997.
Advanced Practice and Training in Music Therapy, Panel withGoldberg, F., Hesser, B., Tomaino, C. Nolan, P, Bruscia,K. Roherbacher, M. at the 1st AMTA Music Therapy Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998.
Music Sedation Protocol: Chanting Used as a Non-pharmacological Intervention in Conscious Sedation, 1st AMTA Music Therapy Conference, Nashville, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998.
Stress & Pain Management: A Multi-Disciplinary Exploration, CMTE with Suzanne Hanser, Diane Snyder-Cowan, Susan Mandel, Charles Butler, Jenny Hooks, Molly Looney, Lucanne Magill, 1st AMTA Music Therapy Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998.
Loewy, J. & Rodriguez, J, Music Therapy and Pain: Chronic, Procedural and Terminal Pain and Music Techniques, Institute presented at the annual conference of the American MusicTherapy Association, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998.
Music Therapy in Pediatrics, Paper with Ann Turry and Tina Brescia, 1st Annual Conf in Mid-Atlantic, Sheraton Four Points, Cherry Hill, NJ., March, 1998.
Clinical Manifestations of Arts-Medicine, Panel Presentor with Richard Lippin, Ken Glass, Sharon Goodill, Laura Keenan, Don Kushon and Paul Nolan, The College of Physicians, March 25, 1998.
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Institute on Music Therapy Assessment, Beth York & Brian Wilson, AMTA and World Federation, Wash, DC, November, 1999.
Music Therapy & Medicine Satellite Broadcast: Full two-hour program which was originally aired nationally on April 27th, 1999 in 63 hospitals nationally to educate doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals of the benefits of music therapy in a medical/hospital setting.
A Child’s World Through Stories and Songs, 5 hour CMTE with Judi Bosco, MAR Conference, Rochester, NY, April 2000.
Preparing for the Passage: Music therapy in Pain and Palliative Care, Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Music Therapy Association, St. Louis, Missouri, November 2000.
Instituting music therapy in the NICU: A team-centered approach. Paper presented at the colloquium on Music Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, with Silverman, F., Abrams, B., Dassler, A, Telsey, A., Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York, December 2000.
Caring for the Caregiver: Using Music for Ourselves, MAR Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, Music Therapy: Spread the Word, Wednesday March 28, 2001
A Child’s World Through Stories and Songs, 5 hr CMTE with Judi Bosco, 4th Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference, Williamsburg, VA. March, 2001.
Music Psychotherapy in a Medical setting. A demonstration of key concepts and techniques in group and individual music psychotherapy with a wide variety of the population of Beth Israel Medical Center and Beth Abraham Medical Center Nordoff Robbins Center, New York University, NYC, June 20, 2001.
Music Therapy in Pediatrics, Speaker with Paul Nolan at 17th Annual Pediatric Nursing Conference, Philadelphia, PA, September 22, 2001.
Treating persons with sickle cell disease through music therapy and medicine. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Pasadena, California, October 2001.
Music Therapy Institute for Music and Neuroscience, CMTE Course with Paul Nolan, Karl Pribram, Frances Goldberg and Gillian Langdon, AMTA conference, Pasadena, CA, November 2001.
Music Therapy in Pain Management, Paper presented at the MAR 5th Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, April 2002.
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When Music Therapy Meets Disaster Relief, Panel/Institute on 9-11 Music Relief Project, AMTA Conference, Atlanta, GA, November, 2002.
Caring for the Caregiver: Music in Grief and Trauma, 5 hour CMTE presented at the annual conference of the American MusicTherapy Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2002.
Medical Music Psychotherapy, Guest Speaker at Leigheas an Cheoil-Healing and Music, Seminar, The Irish World Music Centre, Limerick, Ireland, 2002.
Group Clinical Improvisation: Interpersonal Awareness and Musical Variation, Paper with Paul Nolan, Director, Music Therapy, Creative Arts in Therapy program, Drexel University, American Music Therapy Association Mid-Atlantic Region’s 6th annual conference, 2002.
Music Therapy in the NICU, 5 hour CMTE, 6th Annual Conference of the AMTA, Mid Atlantic Region, Bethesda, MD, March 2003.
Music Therapy in Medicine: Developing a Music Psychotherapy Model of Care, Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 2003.
Attachment as Rationale for the Use of Live Music in the NICU, Paper with Micheline Charpie, Austin, Texas, November 2004.
Advanced Clinical Training: Models of Track Supervision in Internship programs, 5 hour CMTE with Benedikte Scheiby,November, Austin, 2004.
The Music Therapist Unplugged: A New Forum for Music Therapists to Share Personal process, Paper and Workshop, AMTA, Austin, Texas, 2004.
An Introduction to the Use of Live Music in the NICU, Paper at the MAR, Harrisburg, PA, 2004.
Song Sensitation, Hahnemann Creative Arts in Therapy institute, Philadelphia, PA, July 2004
Opening Chant Experiential, Mid-Atlantic Music Therapy Research Symposium, Long Island, NY, March, 2005.
Group Music Improvisation as a Psychotherapy Tool, Paper with Paul Nolan, MAR Conference, Long Island, NY, March 2005.
Grant Writing and Music Therapy, CMTE at Hahnemann University Summer Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, June, 2005
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ESF; European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop on Music & Health, Invited participant, representing the United States’ perspective, Irish World Music Centre, Limerick, Ireland, September 2005.
Storysong: Music and personal journey unraveled, 5 hour CMTE given with Judi Bosco, AMTA, National Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 2005.
El Centro Louis Armstrong de Música y Medicina: 10 años de Investigación y Práctica Clínica: Featured Speaker, 1st Nacional Congresso of Musicoterapia, Montserrat, Spain, February 17, 2006.
The Philadelphia Katrina Relief Project: Music Therapy for Evacuees. Project Brotherly Love in Philadelphia, 2006
Music Therapy in Cancer Symptom Management, 3rd International Conference on Multi disciplinary Advances in Integrative Oncology, Society for Integrative Oncology, John B. Hynes Veteran Memorial Hospital, Boston, MA, November 7, 2006
American Music Therapy Association, Kansas City, Missouri, November 15, 2006
The Relationship of Music TherapyExistential/Humanistic Models of Psychotherapy, with Barbara Hesser, Clive Robbins & Paul Nolan. American Music Therapy Association, Kansas City, Missouri, November 15, 2006
Music and Medicine: Music Therapy in Pediatrics Joanne Loewy DA, MT-BC, LCAT Thursday January 15th, 2007, Grand Rounds Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
Music and Medicine: The Significant Role of Music in Hospitals Friday January 16th, 2007, Grand Rounds Overlook Hospital, Overlook, NJ
Partners Hospice: Music in Palliative Care Workshop for Nurses Joanne Loewy DA, MT-BC, LCAT December 12 , 2007, Waltham, MA
(www.partnershomecare.org/hospice)
Music in Medicine as an Integrative Experience: Mixed Design Methods in Clinical Research, Oxytocin Conference-Research Project (with Steven Mithen, anthropologist and author of "The Singing Neanderthals," Walter Freeman, Emeritus Prof at Berkley & Claudius Conrad, Surgery, Harvard University October 11, 2008 Arizona State University.
The Sedation Effect: Entrained Chanting, Lullaby, & Song of Kin in NICU & Infant Care. Joanne Loewy, DA, MT-BC, LCAT 2nd International Congress for the Interdisciplinary Research on the Effects and the Experience of Music, November 17, 2008 6:30 to 7 pm Mozart & Science 2008, The International Music and Art Research Association Austria, IMARAA Vienna, Palais of Lower Austria, Herrengasse 13, 1010
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Vienna.
Addressing Cultural and Familial Aspects of Care in Medicine through Music Keynote address at International Association for Music & Medicine Symposium Irish World Academy of Music and Dance in association with the Graduate Medical School, University of Limerick, Ireland June 5, 2009
Pediatric Music Therapy Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian & Cornell Campus July 22, 2009
Caring for the Caregiver: A Model of Music Intervention for Personal and Professional Caregivers (keynote) The Impact of Song and Music Psychotherapy in Trauma Work (workshop) Sichuan Earthquake of 2008: An International Forum of Music Therapy and Crisis Intervention Central Conservatory of Music of Sichuan The Chinese Professional Music Therapy Association (APMTA) Chengdu, China October 22-27, 2009.
An experiential workshop of musical options in integrative cancer care (1 hr workshop) Society for Integrative Oncology, Concordia, Canada March 26, 2010
New Frontiers in Pain Treatment, Integrative Models in Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY, January 30, 2011
Music Sedation and Pain, Integrative Models in Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY, January 30, 2011
Music Therapy for Chronic Pain Management PAINWeek National Conference September 7 and 8th, 2011. Las Vegas, NV
NICU Music Therapy CMTE-10 hours, American Music Therapy Association With Fred Schwartz MD, Andrew Rossetti MT-BC, Hyatt Hotel, Atlanta Georgia. November 13, 2011
Resiliency Research in Music and Medicine: Chemotheray, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, July 1, 2012.
Music Therapy for Chronic Pain Management, PAINWeek National Conference September 9 and 10th Las Vegas Thursday, September 8, 2012 3:10 pm-4:10 pm
The Clinical Impact of Music in Medicine October 11 at the Center Pignatelli Zaragoza, October 11, 2012
Music Therapy in Neonatology – Cultural Nuances of International Approaches Lecture with Friederike Haslbeck, PhD, Mozart and Medicine, Krems, Autstria November 8, 2012
NICU Music Therapy, Latifa Hospital, United Arab Emirates, December 4, 2012
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Music and Medicine: Research & Clinical Practice Integrative Medicine Symposium (Mehmet Oz Keynote) March 2, 2013 Hyatt Hotel, NYC
Conference Featured Speaker & NICU training May 8 & 9 2013, Lutheran Advocate Hospital Chicago, Illinois
Music Therapy and Nursing Keynote July 24, 2013 Holistic Nursing conference New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, NY
Any Day Now…I Shall be Released: Music and Art as a Vehicle for Treating Pain in the Short Term Clinic Setting with John Mondanaro, Caroline Peterson & Andrew Rossetti Saturday, September 7, 2013 PAINweek , Las Vegas
Indiana Neuroscience of Music RUWINS-MD Program October 3, 2013 Rutgers University, NJ
Grand Rounds: NICU Music Therapy Full Day Workshop with Christine Vaskas October 7 & 8, 9, 2013, University of Evansville, St Mary’s Medical Center, Evansville, Indiana.
Saint Mary's Medical Center: NICU Feeding Clinic University of Evansville,October 8, 2013
Neurology and Music Therapy, Grand Rounds with Connie Tomaino October 9, 2013, Morristown Hospital Morristown, New Jersey.
Improving Patients and Child Centered Care through Integration of Music Therapy & Child Life with Patty Weiner CCLS October 28, 2013 Child Life of Greater NY NY Academy of Medicine, NYC
Music Therapy & Pain Research Music Care Conference and Music and Medicine Research Symposia November 8 – 10, 2013 Music and Health Research Collaboratory (MaHRC) Faculty of Music University of Toronto, Canada
Grand Rounds: Music & Medicine NICU Music Therapy December 10th, 2013, Norton Suburban Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky.
Encuentro con los expertos. Dilemas y retos de la Musicoterapia en Medicina. Keynote Speaker at the 1st Music and Medicine conference, February 21, 2014 Barcelona, Spain.
Grand Rounds: Integrative Medicine & Music Therapy June 11, 2014, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Spotlight Session with Gerald Bernatzky and Julian Koenig on Pain Mechanisms of Music Therapy and Music Medicine in the World Congress of Music Therapy, Krems, Austria; July 5, 2014.
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Music Therapy as Critical Medicine, October 2, 2014, Augsburg College, Augsburg, Minnesota.
Research and Evidence in Music & Medicine October 24-26, 2014, Caceres, Spain.
Music in Medicine: From Oncology to Cardiology, October 26, 2014, University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
“If a Tree Falls…”: How to Make Research an Essential Part of Your Work & Why It is Important to Study Clinical Activity, November 13, 2014, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona.
Music Therapy: First Sounds RBL, Miller Children’s and Womans Hospital. February 6, 2015, Long Beach, California.
How to make Clinical Inferences, Lecture at California State University, February 7, 2015 Northridge, California.
Music and Medicine: Research & Clinical Practice Integrative Medicine Symposium. February 19, 2015, Hyatt Hotel, NYC
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath & Lullaby NICU Music Therapy Training/EMT Sound Hazards W/ Andrew Rossetti MMT, LCAT, MT-BC May 30th, 2015 MaHRC Music & Health Research Collaboratory University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Music in Support of Pain & Grief The Art of Healing Center for Pastoral Education Jewish Theological Seminary, NYC June 25, 2015
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby -specialized training w/Julie Magersnes Scandinavian Music Therapy Conference Oslo, Norway August 4, 2015
Audio-Nomic Treatment: ‘Tuning in’ to Chronic & Procedural Pain with Music w/ John Mondanaro & Andrew Rossetti Las Vegas, Nevada September 12, 2015
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby -specialized training w/ Christine Vaskas, Aimee Telsey MD, Annie Dassler NP, Andrew Rossetti Kansas City, Missouri November 12, 2015
Music Therapy in Oncology & Palliative Care: International Perspectives on Research and Clinical Practice MJHS November 19th, 2015
Grand Rounds: NICU & Pedatric Music Therapy Doernbecher Hospital: Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon January 21, 2016
NICU Music Therapy Trainings with MDs and RNs PeaceHealth Hospital Van Couver Washington State, January 22, 2016
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NICU First Sounds Training Marylhurst University Portland, Oregon January 23, 2016
Oncology & Fragile Areas-Music Therapy in the Spectrum of Cancer Care HIMA Hospital San Pablo February 9, 2016
Music Psychotherapy in the Hospital Environment Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico February 8, 2016
Music Therapy & Stroke: Research & Practice for Survivors in a Community of Caregivers Department of Neurology Weill-Cornell-NY Pres Hospital March, 2, 2016
The Impact of Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby in Enhancing Vitality in the NICU Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health Indianapolis, Indiana April 13, 2016
Assessing Pain Beyond Intensity: Clinical Options for Treatment CMTE course American Music Therapy Association, Indiana, April 13, 2016
"Music Bridges that Integrate Mind, Body, Spirit" Great Lakes-Keynote Speaker Indianapolis, Indiana April 14, 2016
"Music and Medicine: Building Bridges in Team Centered Care" Keynote Speaker: Norwegian Music Therapy Association Bergen, Norway June 2, 2016
First Sounds NICU Training Tier II Training Bergen, Norway June 3, 2016
Maternity/Infant/Pediatric Music Therapy w/ Ming-Ming Liu PhD International Association for Music & Medicine Beijing, China June 11, 2016
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me: Music and Medicine as Integrative Treatment in Depression w/ Stephan Quentzel MD International Association for Music & Medicine Beijing,China June 12, 2016
AIR -Advances in respiration: Music therapy in the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease w/ Jonathan Raskin MD & Bernardo Canga MMT, MT-BC, International Association for Music & Medicine Beijing,China June 12, 2016
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath & Lullaby A Model of Music Therapy in the NICU 8 hour training Karl Landsteiner University Hospital St Polten, Austria June 30, 2016
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath & Lullaby A Model of Music Therapy in the NICU Leader of the 10th European Music Therapy Conference w/ Aimee Telsey MD, Ann Marie Dassler, NP Andrew Rossetti, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC & Friederike Haslbeck, PhD, DMtG, SFMT 8 hour NICU Training Vienna, Austria July 4, 2016
Seducing the Anxiolytic Effect of Groove PAIN week Las Vagas, Nevada
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September 10, 2016
Brain & Music Invited Speaker -Blouin Creative Leadership Summit The Metropolitan, NYC September 19, 2016
Pain and Music Correlates of Entrainment International VIBRAC Conference Lahti, Finland October 13, 2016
First Sounds: NICU Music Therapy Training AMTA National conference w/ Aimee Telsey MD, Ann Marie Dassler, NP, Christine Vaskas MMT, LCAT, MT-BC & Andrew Rossetti, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC 8 hour training-Kalahari Resort Sandusky, Ohio November, 10, 2016.
Keynote Speaker Strathmore Art and Brain Series North Bethesda, Maryland February 2, 2017
NICU, Music therapy & Neual Development, Radford University, Radford, Virginia, April 13-14.
Neonates & Safety Mechanisms in Neonatal Development
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
April 21, 2017.
Music and Medicine
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
May 19 & 20, 2017.
Neonatal Development in NICU Music Therapy
Neuromusic VI
Boston, Mass
June 15, 2017.
Grand Rounds-NICU Music Therapy, Boston Childrens Hospial-Berklee College of Music
June 16, 2017.
Rhythm, Breath & Lullaby-Music Therapy in the NICU, conference w/ Aimee Telsey MD, Ann Marie Dassler, NP, & Andrew Rossetti, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC 8 hour training
Tokyo, Japan, July 4, 2017.
Featured Speaker at the NIH/ Kennedy Center’ Sound Health, Washington, DC “First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby as a Foundation for Vitality and Attachment in Neonates” Learning and Bonding to the Beat: Optimizing Your Child's Development (with Laurel Trainor, PhD)
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Washington, DC September 3, 2018
Invited speaker, Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert at Alston and Bird Law Firm, “Treatment Beyond the Tumor: Music Therapy for Women with Breast Cancer” Alston and Bird Law Offices, 90 Park Avenue
New York, NY
September 21, 2018, 9 am – 4 pm
Keynote Speaker, "Music therapy in Healthcare Development"
Molloy College: “Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence in Graduate MT Training” Rockville Center, NY
November 3, 2018
Providing Training: Tier 1 and 2
First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby NICU MT Training
SONORA and the Hellenic American University, (Athens Campus) Leto Maternity Hospital & Attikon University Hospital
Athens, Greece
December 4, 2018
“Music Therapy in Hospital Setting”, Departamento de Educación Musical y Estudios Generales
Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
February 9, 2018
“Music as Medicine in Health and Wellness”
Integrative Healthcare Symposium, Marriott Hotel
New York, NY
February 22, 2018
NICU Music Therapy Medical Conference
Keynote Speaker
ArtEZ University of the Arts-Head of Department of Music Therapy Van Essengaarde, Enschede, Netherlands
,March 23, 2018
“Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby Training,” 2-day conference with Aimee Telsey, MD, Ann Marie Dassler, NP, and Andrew Rossetti, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC
8-hour training
March 23 and 24, 2018
“Using Music as a Transient Element of Passage in End-of-Life Care” Fordham University
New York, NY
May 19, 2018
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“Music Therapy Research in Medical Settings and its Relationship to Clinical Interventions
5th International Conference of the International Association for Music and Medicine (IAMM2018)
World Trade Center, Barcelona, Spain
June 7, 2018
Joanne Loewy, Aimee Telsey, Ann-Marie Dassler, Andrew Rossetti, Friedricke Hasslbeck “First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby: A Model of Music Therapy,” LEVEL II NICU, 8 hour-training, Karl Landsteiner University Hospital, St. Polten, Austria June 8, 2018
“Music Psychotherapy Approaches in Treating Pain-Assessment and Treatment,” 5th International Conference of the International Association for Music and Medicine (IAMM 2018),
World Trade Center
Barcelona, Spain
June 12, 2018
Joanne Loewy, MA, LCAT, MT-BC, CCLS, John Mondanaro, Andrew Rossetti: "Hello Darkness My Old Friend: Tapping Into Temperament and Pain with Music Psychotherapy
PAINWEEK 2018
August 2-4, 2018
Music Psychotherapy Advanced Training,
Serendipity Health and Wellness Center
Beijing, China
August 16, 2018
First Sounds 2-day course, Tier I “Music Therapy in the NICU”
Meir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba
Affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine at Tel-Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel
February 21, 2019
Keynote Lecture to the Israeli Neonatal Society,
Lecture for Neonataologists
March 27 and 28, 2019
RBL NICU Level II Training
Taipei, Taiwan April 20-22, 2019
Music Therapy and Pain Medicine
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The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance
Tower Theatre, University of Limerick, Ireland
May 15, 2019
Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby: Tier II NICU Music Therapy Training House of Music Aalborg, Denmark
Joanne Loewy DA, LCAT, MT-BC, Friederike Haslbeck PhD, DMtG, SFMT, Aimee Telsey, MD, Ann-Marie Dassler NP, RN Andrew Rossetti MMT, LCAT, MT-BC June 25 & 26, 2019
Course Director
Music Psychotherapy in Neonatal Intensive Care
ArtEZ University of the Arts
Department of Music Therapy
Van Essengaarde Enschede, Netherlands
February 8-10, 2020
NICU Music Therapy: Sharing International Trends through Integrative, Family Centered Music Psychotherapy
SIG Leader, Boston, Mass
June 23, 2020
Relationship Completion
Music Therapy and Music Assisted Death
SIG panelist-Boston, Mass
July & August, 2020
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. Original Communications in Peer-Reviewed Journals:
Loewy, J. The Musical Stages of Speech. Music Therapy, Vol. 13, 3, 23-36, 1995
Loewy, J. Changing the Nature of Special Education Through the Arts. Pinkerton Foundation. Monograph 33, 1995, New York University Press.
Loewy, J. Medical Encounter, American Academy of Physician and Patient (AAPA), Volume 13, 3, 1, September, 1997.
Loewy, J. Music Therapy Significant Helper in Healing, Soothing Children. AAP: The American Academy of Pediatrics, Volume 15, Number 12, 29, December 1999.
Loewy, J., Music Psychotherapy Assessment. Music Therapy Perspectives. AMTA, Fall, vol 3, 68-79, 2000.
Loewy, J., Building bridges in team centred care, Australian Music Therapy, Journal, Vol. 12, 2001.
Loewy, J. Integrating Music, Language and the Voice in Music Therapy.Voices: A World Forum For Music Therapy, 4(1), 2004.
Loewy, J., Hallan, C., Friedman, E., Martinez, C. Sleep/ Sedation in children undergoing EEG testing: a comparison of chloral hydrate and music therapy, Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing, 2005, 20 (5) 323-31. Winner of the Mary Hanna research award.
Loewy, J., Hallan, C., Friedman, E., Martinez, C. (2006) Sleep/ Sedation in children undergoing EEG testing: a comparison of chloral hydrate and music therapy, American Journal of Electroneurodiagnostic Technology, 12, 2, 23-34, 2006.
Loewy, J. & Aldridge, D. Music & Medicine: Debating Evidence-Based Strategies and Outcomes Music and Medicine, 2009; vol. 1, 2:pp. 81-85
Loewy, J. Influential Commentary: Outbreak, Pandemic and Medical Response, Music and Medicine, 2010; vol. 2, 1: 5-9.
Loewy, J. & Spintge, R. What is Evidence: ‘Truth or ‘the inventions of lying’ Music and Medicine, 2010: 197-200.
Loewy, J. & Quentzel, S. An Integrative Bio-Psycho-Musical Assessment Model for the Treatment of Musicians: Part I & II Intake and Assessment, Music and Medicine, 2010 2: 113- 125.
Loewy, J. & Spintge, R. Music Soothes the Savage Breast. Music and Medicine : 69-71, 2011.
Loewy, J. & Spintge, R. The Context of How Decisions Are Made, Music and Medicine, vol. 4, 1: pp. 5-7, 2012.
Loewy, J. & Spintge, R. Measurements of Time & Space in the Conscious and Unconscious Realms of Being, Music and Medicine, no. 3 125-127, 2012.
Loewy, J. Music Psychotherapy Approaches for Infants & Children Experiencing Pain, Painvew: American Society of Pain Educators, Vol. 8, No. 3, 8-11, 2012.
Canga, B. Hahm, C., Grossbard, M., Lucido, D., Loewy, J. Environmental Music Therapy: A Pilot Study on the Effects of Music Therapy in a Chemotherapy Infusion Suite, Music & Medicine, 4, 4, 221-230, 2012.
Loewy, J. Music & Medicine: The Development of an Integrative Approach to the Application of Music in and Music Therapy in Medical Settings, Journal of Urban Culture Research, Vol. 5, 3, 2013.
Loewy, J. & Spintge, R., Seeking the Essence of the Study within the Study, Music & Medicine, 2013, Vol. 5, no.2, 65-66
Loewy, J. & Spintge, R. Think Pink in a Movember to Remember: Collecting for a Cause and Its Impact on Research and Clinical Activity, Music & Medicine, 2013, Vol. 5, No. 1, 3-5.
Loewy, J. & Spintge, R. Music and Medicine in the Age of Singularity and Intuitivity, Music & Medicine, 2018, Vol 10, No, 1, p.4-6.
Loewy, J. (2014). Medical Music Initiatives in Health Care Settings. In B. Hesser & H. N. Heinemann (Eds.), Music as a natural resource: Solutions for social and economic issues compendium. (pp. 108-109.) New York: The International Council for Caring Communities (ICCC), United Nations Headquarters.
Loewy J, Stewart K, Dassler AM, Telsey A, et al. The Effects of Music Therapy on Vital Signs, Feeding, and Sleep in Premature Infants. Pediatrics 2013. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-1367;PMID: 23589814.
Canga, B., Azoulay, R., Raskin, J., & Loewy, J. AIR: Advances in Respiration–Music therapy in the treatment of chronic pulmonary disease. Respiratory medicine, 2015, 109(12), 1532-1539.
Loewy, J. & Spintge, R., Dilemmas of Respponsibility Realted to Contexts of Research and Performance, Music & Medicine, 2015, 7, 2, 3-5.
Loewy, J. NICU Music Therapy: Song of Kin as Critical Lullaby in Research and Practice, Annals of the NY Academy of Sciences, 2015, Vol 1337, The Neurosciences and Music V, 178-185.
Loewy, J. & Spintge, R. Tides of Change in Administration Affect Management but not the desire to Care, Music & Medicine, 2016, Vol 8, 3.
Mondanaro JF, Homel P, Lonner B, Shepp J, Lichtensztein M, Loewy JV Music Therapy Increases Comfort and Reduces Pain in Patients Recovering From Spine Surgery. Am J Orthop 2017 Jan/Feb;46 (1):E13-E22.
Loewy, J & Spintge, R. Introduction to the Special Edition on Addictions. Music and Medicine, 9(1), 4-5, 2017 Music and Medicine, 9(2), 71-72.
Spintge, R., & Loewy, J Music and Medicine: Ancient Traditions in World History. Joanne V. Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC & Ralph Spintge, ‘Music and Medicne’ 2017, MD, 215.
Rossetti, R., Chadha, M, Torres, N., Lee, J., Hylton, D., Loewy, J.,
Harrison, LThe Impact of Music Therapy (MT) on Anxiety in CancerPatientsUndergoing Simulation for Radiation Therapy (RT), International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics. 2017, Vol 99, 1, 103-110
Mondanaro, J. F., Homel, P., Lonner, B., Shepp, J., Lichtensztein, M., & Loewy, J.. Music Therapy Increases Comfort and Reduces Pain in Patients Recovering From Spine Surgery. American Journal of Orthopedics, 2017, 46(1), E13-E22.
Loewy J. & Spintge, R. Reflections on the ‘Sound Health-an NIH-Kennedy Center Partnership’ 10, 4, 2018.
Lieber AC, Bose J, Zhang X, Loewy, J., Rossetti, A, Mocco, J, Kellner, C. Effects of music therapy on anxiety and physiologic parameters in angiography: a systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, 2018, doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-014313
Chang-Lit W, Loewy J, Fox J, Grabscheid E, Fogel J (2018) Project Sleep: The Role and Effect of a Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary
Music Therapy Quality Improvement Program. Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorder Research – 1(2):26-41.
Loewy, J., Torossian, A., Appelbaum, M., Fleming, A. & Tomaino, C. (2019) Lincoln center moments: integrating accessibility and enhancement through expanding performing arts experiences, Arts & Health, 11, 3-13, DOI:
10.1080/17533015.2018.1555177
Loewy, J (2019) Efficacy of Pain Management: Integration versus Distraction, Music and Medicine, 11,1, 55-63.
Loewy J. (2020). Music Therapy as a Potential Intervention for Sleep Improvement. Nature and science of sleep, 12, 1–9.
https://doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S194938
Loewy,J.,Goldsmith, C, Deshpande,S, Sun, A, Harris, J, van Es, C, Ben Zvi, Z, & Dahmer, S (2020) Music therapy in pediatric asthma improves pulmonary function while reducing hospitalizations, Journal of
Asthma, DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2020.1712725
Papatzikis E, Zeba F, Särkämö T, Ramirez R, Grau-Sánchez J, Tervaniemi M, Loewy J. Mitigating the Impact of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic on Neuroscience and Music Research Protocols in Clinical Populations. Front Psychol. 2020 Aug 28;11:2160. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02160. PMID: 32982881; PMCID: PMC7484479.
Loewy J, Jaschke AC. (2020) Mechanisms of Timing, Timbre, Repertoire, and Entrainment in Neuroplasticity: Mutual Interplay in Neonatal Development. Front Integr Neurosci;14:8. Mar 2. doi:10.3389/fnint.2020.00008Rossetti A, Loewy J, Chang-Lit W, van Dokkum NH, Baumann E, Bouissou G, Mondanaro J, O'Connor T, Asch-Ortiz G, Mitaka H. Effects of Live Music on the Perception of Noise in the SICU/PICU: A Patient, Caregiver, and Medical Staff Environmental Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 16;20(4):3499. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043499. PMID: 36834194; PMCID: PMC9958835.
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B. Books:
Loewy, J. V. (1985). Musical Sign in Autism: A Multi-Sensory Approach, Micro-fiche Abstracts. Masters Thesis. New York: New York University.
Loewy, J. (1994). A Hermeneutic Panel Study of Music Therapy Assessment with an Emotionally Disturbed Boy. ISN 16703-13
Loewy, J. (1997). Music Therapy and Pediatric Pain, Cherry Hill: New Jersey: Jeffrey Books. (Translated to Spanish and Portuguese). FIFTH printing requested in 2011.
Loewy, J. (2000). Music Therapy in the NICU. New York: Satchnote-Armstrong Press. SIXTH reprinting in 2014.
Loewy, J. & Frisch-Hara, A, (2002). Caring for the Caregiver: The Use of Music and Music Therapy in Grief and Trauma. Silver Spring, MD: AMTA. ISBN #1-884914-07-1
Dileo, C. & Loewy, J. (2005). Music Therapy at End of Life. Cherry Hill, NJ: Jeffrey Books.
Azoulay, R. & Loewy, J (2008) Music, the Breath & Health:Advances in integrative music therapy. New York: Satchnote Press.
C. Chapters in Books:
Loewy, J. (1997). Music therapy pediatric pain management: Assessing and attending to the sounds of hurt, fear and anxiety. In J. Loewy (Ed.), Music Therapy and Pediatric Pain, (pp. 45-56). Jeffrey Books.
Loewy, J. (1997). Introduction, in Loewy, J. (Ed.) Music Therapy and Pediatric Pain, Cherry Hill: New Jersey: Jeffrey Books.
Loewy, J. (1999). The Quiet Soldier: Pain and Sickle Cell Anemia. In Hibben, J. (ed). Inside Music Therapy: Client Experiences. Gilsum, N.H.: Barcelona Publishers.
Loewy, J. (1999). The Use of Music Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Pediatric Pain. In Dileo, C. (Ed). Music Therapy and Medicine: Theoretical and Clinical Applications. St Louis, Mo: AMTA Press.
Abrams, B., Dassler, A., Lee, S., Loewy, J., Silverman, F., & Telsey, A. (2000). Instituting music therapy in the NICU: A team-centered approach. In J. V. Loewy (Ed.), Music Therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit (pp. 21-37). New York: Satchnote Armstrong Press.
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Loewy, J. (2000). Introduction, Music for the Beginning of Life, In J. V. Loewy (Ed.), Music Therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit (pp. 21-37). New York: Satchnote Armstrong Press.
Loewy, J. (2002). Song Sensitation: How Fragile We Are, In Loewy, J. & Frisch-Hara, A, (Eds), Caring for the Caregiver: The Use of Music and Music Therapy in Grief and Trauma. Silver Spring, MD: AMTA. ISBN #1-884914-07-1
Loewy, J. (2002). Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress: Definition and Theory, In Loewy, J. & Frisch-Hara, A, (Eds), Caring for the Caregiver: The Use of Music and Music Therapy in Grief and Trauma. Silver Spring, MD: AMTA. ISBN #1-884914-07-1
Loewy, J. (2002) Introduction, In Loewy, J. & Frisch-Hara, A, (Ed) (2002) (Eds). Caring for the Caregiver: The Use of Music and Music Therapy in Grief and Trauma. Silver Spring, MD: AMTA. ISBN #1-884914-07-1
Loewy, J. (2002). Caring for the Caregiver: training and development, In Loewy, J. & Frisch-Hara, A, (Eds) Caring for the Caregiver: The Use of Music and Music Therapy in Grief and Trauma. Silver Spring, MD: AMTA. ISBN #1-884914-07-1
Loewy, J. (2003) Horen – Brucke ins Leben. Musiktherapie mit Fruh – und Neugeborenen Kindern: Forschung und Klinische Praxis. Listening – Bridge into Life: Music Therapy with Premature and New Born Infants: Research and Clinical Practice, Göttingen, Germany, Vandenhoeck & Rugjhst.
Loewy, J. (2004). A Clinical Model of Music Therapy in the NICU, In Nöcker Ribaupierre, M., Ed., Music therapy for premature and newborn infants (S. Weber, Trans.). Gilsum NH: Barcelona. US, ISBN 1-891278-20-7.
Loewy, J. (2004). Music Therapy to Help Traumatized Children and Caregivers in Mass Trauma and Violence: Helping Families and Children Cope (Boyd Webb, N. Ed.), pp190-215, NY, New York: Guilford Press.
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