Augsburg University Music Therapy

Last week, our MMT faculty member, Lindsay Markworth, taught the third intensive course, Advanced Music Therapy with Infants, Children, and Family-Centered Care. Thank you, Lindsay, for leading this wonderful course! Special thanks to our guest lecturers—Stephanie Hubbard, Jake Uban, Hilary Fredenburg, and Dr. Emma Moonier—for sharing their expertise and enriching our students' learning experience. Congratulations to all! 😊

Cheers to all on completing three intensive days of the course, Music Therapy Research II: Qualitative Research! A special shout out to our instructor, Erin Fox, MMT, MA, MT-BC, LPCC and to Dr. Michael Viega for a wonderful guest lecture discussing arts-based research!

Congratulations to all on completing three intensive days of the course: Music Therapy Research I: Quantitative Research! A sincere thank you to our instructor, Dr. Yue Wu, and to our special guest speakers, Peggy Martin and Ellie Emanuel, for sharing their expertise, insights, and valuable contributions to the learning experience.

Congratulations to Trent on successfully completing their Master's Thesis Defense this morning! As part of an interdisciplinary research team at a hospital, Trent conducted an impactful research study in their role as an MT-BC. We are also pleased to share that the team's research has been published in a peer-reviewed article: https://journals.qmu.ac.uk/approaches/article/view/597/611

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Dr. Annie Heiderscheit for serving as a thesis reviewer and supporting Trent throughout this important milestone. Congratulations again, Trent, on this outstanding achievement!

Congratulations to Asya Her on the defense and completion of your final thesis research study in fulfillment of the MMT degree! 🎉🎉🎉 A special thank you to thesis mentor, Erin Fox, and reviewers Elizabeth Giffin & Jess De Villers for sharing your time and expertise to support Asya in her thesis!

Congratulations to our Auggie Class of 2026! 🎉What a wonderful commencement celebration last night at U.S. Bank Stadium! We are so proud and excited for all that lies ahead for this class of graduates! 🎓

🎶 Special shout out to our music therapy 26’ graduate, Livi Lee, soloist, and the Augsburg Jazz Ensemble lead by Dr. Kenneth Green for a fantastic performance during the ceremony! 🎶

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Cheers to Jana Skrien Koppula! 🎉🎉🎉Congratulations on your defense and the completion of your final project program proposal in fulfillment of the MMT degree! A special thank you to Stephanie Hubbard for sharing your time and expertise to review Jana’s program proposal!

Congratulations to MMT student, Kloe Herfindahl, on the completion of her Master of Music Therapy final program proposal project! A special thank you to Christina Wood for serving as a reviewer in Kloe’s program proposal. We appreciate you sharing your knowledge, expertise, and time! Cheers, Kloe! 🎉🎉🎉

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