[S-17] Symposium 17 The Mission of Music Therapy in Neurology

[S-17-5] The Mission of Music Therapy in Neurology

^○Anthony Meadows (Shenandoah University, USA)

Dr Anthony Meadows, MT-BC, LPC, FAMI is Director of Music Therapy at Shenandoah University in Virginia, USA. He has been a music therapist for more than 30 years, working in a range of clinical settings. He has published widely in the field, including research in medical settings, educational practices, and is currently undertaking several studies related to teletherapy. Dr Meadows has twice received the Flagler Fultz Research Award from the American Music Therapy Association and was Editor-in-Chief of the journal Music Therapy Perspectives from 2011-2018. He is currently co-Editing a special focus on teletherapy in the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy. His current research projects include a large-scale multi-site clinical data analysis of music therapy in pediatric and adult medical settings, an analysis of music therapists occupational identities in the United States, and joint research with Kyoto University Hospital focused on Parkinson's Disease.