Music Therapy Alumni

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Pearson ’25 (Bachelor of Music Therapy) recently conducted research at McGill University in Canada as a member of the Roy Pain Lab, working…

Shenandoah Conservatory’s music therapy program celebrated a major milestone this year, commemorating 50 years of innovation and academic excellence with a two-day event for alumni,…

Jerilynn Payne ’79 (Bachelor of Music Therapy) was announced as one of Shenandoah University’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients in the category of Service to…

Jamie Shegogue ’23, LPMT, MT-BC, (Bachelor of Music Therapy) has been appointed as the first Pediatric ICU Music Therapist at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center…

Three Shenandoah Conservatory alumni were selected as 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients: Lifetime Achievement Award: Don Krudop ’75, ’92, ’03 (Bachelor of Music Education, Master…

Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Bronwen Landless ’04, ’13, Ph.D., MT-BC, successfully defended her dissertation “Therapeutic Songwriting with People Experiencing Homelessness: Exploring the Impact on…

Adjunct Associate Professor of Music Therapy Tom Sweitzer ’94, ’11, M.A., was featured in the NPR report “Music Therapy Brings Solace to COVID-19 Patients and…

Tara Park Jenkins, MT-BC, ’07 (Bachelor of Music Therapy) and her team at North Austin Music Therapy in Austin, Texas, hosted a patio party at…

John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary School in Leesburg was the “place to be” March 20, when five members of the local therapeutic arts organization A…

Shenandoah University student Sara Woodward is helping to fine tune the mobility and memory of older adults through music. Woodward, 26, a resident of Laurel,…