Combining Our Voices: Collaborative Music Therapy Research

Susan E. Mandel; Suzanne B. Hanser

doi:10.15845/voices.v26i3.4914

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Susan E. Mandel Lake Health, Ohio, United States
Suzanne B. Hanser Berklee College of Music, Boston, United States

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https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v26i3.4914

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music therapy, collaboration, research collaboration, research agenda

要旨

The paper explores professional research collaboration through the shared experiences of two music therapists. The authors describe their individual journeys and also discuss how their partnership affected their professional growth and identities. They emphasize how clinical research is driven by observations and questions, and discuss the elements of a successful partnership. The narrative weaves together the authors’ ideas through short segments in which each author addresses the evolution of their working relationship. This format is, in itself, an example of the collaborative process. The authors present their research, as it unfolded, based on the first author’s clinical experience as a music therapist in cardiac rehabilitation and the second author’s research expertise. Their collaboration resulted in a feasibility trial of music therapy in cardiac rehabilitation and launched a rich research agenda, as exemplified by numerous publications. They share how their identities as clinical researchers developed and fed their career trajectories. The paper offers guidelines related to the intersection of music therapy practice and clinical research, as well as a model of successful and fruitful collaboration.

Author Biographies

Susan E. Mandel, Lake Health, Ohio, United States

Susan E. Mandel, PhD, LPMT, MT-BC, is a retired licensed professional, board-certified music therapist. She specialized in stress and pain management in medical settings. She is a past assistant editor of Music Therapy Perspectives. Susan established the music therapy program at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Ohio. She was a music therapy consultant and researcher at Lake Health in Ohio. Susan managed a clinical music therapy program and investigated the effects of music therapy in the emergency department, cardiac rehabilitation, and diabetes education, as well as inpatient patient satisfaction. She served as a university research methodologist and a dissertation chair, reviewing both quantitative and qualitative doctoral dissertations. She co-authored a self-help book, Manage Your Stress and Pain Through Music, as well as Harmony of Mind and Body, A MARI Experience, a compact disc recording of music-assisted relaxation and imagery. Susan published numerous articles in peer-reviewed music therapy and medical journals.

Suzanne B. Hanser, Berklee College of Music, Boston, United States

Suzanne B. Hanser, EdD, MT-BC, is Founding Chair Emerita of Music Therapy at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She is Past President of the International Association for Music & Medicine, World Federation of Music Therapy, and National Association for Music Therapy. Her books include: The New Music Therapist's Handbook, Integrative Health through Music Therapy: Accompanying the Journey from Illness to Wellness, Manage Your Stress and Pain through Music, and Music for Wellness: Feel the Music, See the Light. She has published research primarily in medicine and integrative health, gerontology, and other medical specialties, and currently studies auditory/reward networks underlying musical engagement. Her musical achievements include compositions for piano and choral ensemble, and “Michio’s Musings: A Musixploration.” She has received many honors, including a National Research Service Award from NIA, Model of Healing Award from the Children’s Music Fund, and the American Music Therapy Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Collaborative Music Therapy Research

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