Research Study by Rivas Berger ’13, ’16, ’22 Published in Music Medicine

The research study, “The Impact of a Single Music Therapy Session on Pain Perception of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease,” by MG Rivas Berger ’13, ’16, ’22, MT-BC (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Professional Studies Program for Music Therapy Certification, Master of Music Therapy) was recently published in the journal Music Medicine. Rivas Berger completed this study as parts of her master’s degree while working at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. This is a great example of cross disciplinary collaboration, and an important study showing the ways in which music therapy interventions can positively impact pain experience for teenagers admitted to hospital for a pain crisis.