As an avowed lifelong learner, I have a variety of scholarly interests, some of which are represented in the following posters from conferences and events I’ve participated in.

Music and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

2025 CSU Graduate Student Showcase

Poster presented at the 2025 Graduate Student Showcase at Colorado State University, based on the literature review, providing an overview of the use of music in psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT).

A graduate student poster providing an overview of the use of music in psychedelic-assisted therapy. It begins with rates of mental health conditions in the U.S. that can be treated with PAT. This is followed by an overview of the co-occuring uses of music and psychedelics within a healing context. The next section provides information about how music is used in the three phases of PAT. The poster ends with considerations for the use of music in PAT.

Citations for the 2025 CSU Graduate Student Showcase

2023 CSU Graduate Student Showcase

Poster presented at the 2023 Graduate Student Showcase at Colorado State University based on the literature review for my case study on the use of music by practitioners of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Poster presented at the 2023 Graduate Student Showcase at Colorado State University based on the literature review for my case study on the use of music by practitioners of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Citations for the 2023 CSU Graduate Student Showcase

Music and Gerotranscendence

The theory of gerotranscendence has long fascinated me, particularly within the context of aging in the 21st century.

The 2019 Tavener Centre International Symposium: Music, Spirituality, Wellbeing and Theology (June 14-15, 2019. Winchester, UK)

Music and Mindfulness

Mindfulness training was foundational to my initial training as a music therapist and psychotherapist, and over the years, I’ve presented on the topic of music and mindfulness in different formats.

The 4th Nordoff Robbins Plus Research Conference – Exploring the Spiritual in Music: Interdisciplinary Dialogues in Music, Wellbeing and Education (December 9-10, 2017. London, UK)