i officially have a dissertation chair

Now available for pre-order is Portraits of Everyday Practice in Music Therapy, a volume I co-edited with Kate Myers-Coffman that eschewes the extraordinary to focus on the realities of the everyday to provide eyes-to-the-ground perspectives for students and new professionals

i am in a course titled LGBTQ+ issues across the life course. today we are watching 'Paris is Burning.'

foundational.

Folks interested in the Dissonance Ritual have just a few days left to register! This event is Cross-Racial & looks to be a transformative time of Creatively exploring the construct of Dissonance & Conflict. Learn more & Register via Eventbrite! eventbrite.com/e/the-dissonan…

both of the mods of this account have some really cool publications coming soon !!!

i finished my last assignment for the spring semester. 13 days off, then right back to classes and practicum. 10 more semesters/terms to go.

i have been using Refworks as a citation manager this entire year & it is life changing.

A Survey of Music Therapists' Understanding of Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care: augsburg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1B…

This survey is in partial completion of my Masters of Music Therapy degree from Augsburg University.

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passed the comprehensive examination for the assessment series of my program. one more comprehensive exam before dissertation, internship, & the EPPP!

AND! This is a chapter I co-wrote with the marvelous Maren Metell.

'Exploring Queer Theories as a Framework for Anti-Oppressive Music Therapy Practice with Neurodivergent Children and Youth'

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Y'all!! It's finally available online!

'Autistic LGBTQIA+ Identities in Music Therapy' by Jessica Leza, in The Oxford Handbook of Queer and Trans Music Therapy

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More fun BCH news: We're excited to announce our first EXCLUSIVE Community Event for those engaging with our work via the paid tiers of Patreon or our Continuing Education Course with the Black Music Therapy Network. More details on that event here: eventbrite.com/e/594720393707

Ever wondered how many symptoms make up all of adult psychopathology described in the DSM-5? It’s 628!

How many do you think repeat across multiple diagnoses? If you answered 231 symptoms repeating a total of 1022 times (median 3 times per symptom, range 2-22), good job!

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It’s still wild to me that I have 3 degrees, a whole PhD and make below $100K lmao joke’s on me

In academia, what we see 🐵 vs. what we don't see 🙈 #hapyresearchers

casually mentioned Nordoff and Robbins to my non-MT partner. he has now morphed the two names together into a horrifying character called “Dr. Throbbers”

one of my professors had the AUDACITY to send an email with the subject line “dissertation.”

sorry, can’t do my groups today. i have had the hiccups twice. too risky

My research shows that a big source of burnout for DEI pros are liberal-ish white admins who act as DEI gatekeepers and police mostly Black & Brown DEI specialists. The liberal white delusion is that often the gatekeepers see themselves as in solidarity w/ the people they police.