Safeguarding The Past and Present: Preserving Music Therapy’s History

• March 2025, Iowa City, IA; Midwest Region of the American Music Therapy Association ; Co-presented with Lindsey Wilhelm, PhD, MT-BC

The Vescelius Scrapbook: Preservation and Analysis of History We Nearly Lost

• March 2025, Columbus, OH; Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association

Eva Augusta Vescelius: The Spark of the Twentieth Century Music Therapy Movement

• March 2023, Fort Wayne, IN; Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association

Pride and Music Therapy: Program Development in a University Multicultural and LGBT*QA Resource Centers

• November 2021, Virtual Conference; American Music Therapy Association; Co-presented with Felicia Lonosky, MT-BC

We’re Not Leaving the Field! Expanding Development by Pursuing Divergent Advanced Degrees

• March 2021, Virtual Conference; Great Lakes/Midwestern Regions of the American Music Therapy Association; Co-presented with Allison Gunnink, MBA, MT-BC, and Caitlin Pennington Kjeldsen, PhD, MT-BC

The Professional Life of Eva Augusta Vescelius Prior to 1900

• November 2020, Virtual Conference; American Music Therapy Association

“I know you’re creative, but am I?”: Unleashing Creativity

• March 2020, Schaumburg, IL; Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association

Hospice Patient Engagement in Music Therapy: A Marker of Decline

• March 2019, Cincinnati, OH; Great Lakes Region of The American Music Therapy Association

Same “Population,” Different Culture: Navigating Relocation When More Than Your Address Changed

• March 2018, Iowa City, IA; Midwestern Region of the American Music Therapy Association

Work/Life Balance: Cultivating Personal and Professional Growth

• November 2015, Kansas City, MO; American Music Therapy Association; Co-presented with Allison Gunnink, MBA, MT-BC

Vision-Action Soundboard: Reflection of Identity and Goals Through Music and Images

• April 2015, Minneapolis, MN; Great Lakes Region of The American Music Therapy Association

Differentiating Instructional Music Therapy from Adapted Lessons: Clearly Defining Music Therapy Practice

• March 2014, Rosemont, IL; Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association

Cutting, Suicide, and Music, Oh My: Teens Share Their Inner Worlds Through Their Music

• November 2013, Skokie, IL; Illinois Counseling Association; Co-presented with Dr. Charles Myers and Chunnan Hu

Telling Our Stories: How We Communicate About Music Therapy History and Why It Matters

• Co-presented with Lindsey Wilhelm, PhD, MT-BC and Kelly Carlson, PhD, LPMT, MT-BC

• September 16, 2025, Online Symposium. American Music Therapy Association

• 3-hour Continuing Music Therapy Education (CMTE) Course

The Career Conscious Music Therapist: Constructing A Resilient, Meaningful, and Enduring Career

• Thursday, March 13th, 2025 12:30pm-3:30pm ET, GLR Conference, Columbus, OH

• 3-hour Continuing Music Therapy Education (CMTE) Course

• Hybrid Availability

Reconstructing Music Therapy’s History: Diversifying Narrators and Stories Told to Expand and Correct the Narrative

• Co-presented with Kelly Carlson, PhD, LPMT, MT-BC

• October 9, 2023, Online Symposium. American Music Therapy Association

• 3-hour Continuing Music Therapy Education (CMTE) Course

• Available through AMTA-U

An Introduction to Historical Research in Music Therapy

• October 18, 2022, Invited by Dr. Jennifer Jones at Western Illinois University

A Dynamic Perspective of Eva Augusta Vescelius and the Music Therapy Movement of the Early Twentieth Century

• September 29, 2022, Invited by Dr. Abbey Dvorak at the University of Iowa

Peeling Back the Layers to Study Eva Augusta Vescelius

• September 27, 2022, Invited by Dr. Abbey Dvorak at the University of Iowa

Gender and the Historical Narrative of Music Therapy: A Historiographic Study of the Contributions of Eva Augusta Vescelius

• March 2023, Fort Wayne, IN

• Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association

Eva Augusta Vescelius: Life and Music Career Before 1900

• April 2022, Virtual Conference

• Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association

A Descriptive Study of the Educational Decisions and Professional Practices of Dual-trained Music Therapists as Counselors

• April 2015, Minneapolis, MN

• Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association

Patient and Professional Perception of Music Therapy Efficacy on an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

• November 2009, San Diego, CA, American Music Therapy Association

• March 2009, Bloomington, MN, Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association

• Co-presented with Ellen Rayfield, MA, LCPC, MT-BC

The Effects of Preferred Music on Enjoyment, Motivation, and Exertion During Individual Aerobic Exercise

• November 2007, Louisville, KY

• American Music Therapy Association

• Mentored by Dr. Jennifer D. Jones, PhD, MT-BC