Positions
- Associate Professor, School of Music, College of Fine Arts and Communication
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Co-author Network
Map of Science
Co-investigator Network
Virginia Darnell Driscoll
Affiliation
Publications
selected publications
presentations
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presentation
- "To understand lyrics": Beyond Speech in Noise, CI2021 COCHLEAR IMPLANTS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS: Cochlear implantation: It Takes a Village
- "To understand lyrics": Beyond Speech in Noise, CI2020 International: 16TH International Conference on Cochlear Implants and other Implantable Technologies
- Harmonizing through Research: Exploring Undergraduate Research Experiences in Music Therapy, Southeastern Region-American Music Therapy Association Conference 2025
- Effect of Musical Experience on Speech Recognition in Noise Ability, East Carolina University Research and Creative Achievement Week
- The Effect of COVID-19 Infection on Speech Perception in Noise Ability, College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day
- The Effect of Male vs Female Voices in Speech Recognition in Noise, College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day
- The Effect of a History of Noise Exposure on Speech Perception in Noise Ability, East Carolina University Research and Creative Achievement Week
- The differences in speech recognition in noise ability between high-risk and low-risk groups for cochlear synaptopathy and the contribution of musical experience., East Carolina University Research and Creative Achievement Week
- The relationship betweenWorking Memoryand Speech Perception in Noise Ability, College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day
- A Convergent Validity Study: Listening in Spatialized Noise-Sentences (LiSN-S) Test and the BKB-SIN Test., East Carolina University Research and Creative Achievement Week
- The Effect of Semantic Interference on Speech Perception in Noise Ability, North Carolina Audiology Association Annual Conference
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The Relationship Between Speech Recognition in Noise vs. Dichotic Digits Performances
, East Carolina University Research and Creative Achievement Week - The Effect of Tinnitus on Speech Perception in Noise Ability, College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day
- The Effect of Tinnitus on Speech Perception in Noise Ability, North Carolina Audiology Association
- The Relationship of Self-reported Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) vs Speech Recognition in Noise Ability, College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day
- The Relationship of Self-reported Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) vs Speech Recognition in Noise Ability, North Carolina Audiology Association
- The Accuracy of a Monosyllabic Word Test in Detecting Speech Recognition in Noise Disorder, College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day
- The Accuracy of a Monosyllabic Word Test in Detecting Speech Recognition in Noise Disorder, North Carolina Audiology Association
- The relationship between speech recognition in noise vs dichotic digits performances, College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day
- The Effect of Eye Closure on Speech Recognition in Noise Ability, North Carolina Audiology Association
- The Effect of Eye Closure on Speech Recognition in Noise Ability, College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day
- A Comparative Analysis of Hearing Levels between Collegiate Musicians; Instrumentalists vs Vocalists, Southeastern Region of American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) 2022
- A Comparison of Hearing of Vocal Student's vs String-playing Students, Southeastern Region of American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) 2022
- A comparison of high-frequency hearing levels between formal and informal musicians, Southeastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) 2022
- Adaptive lessons in music therapy for older adults: more than learning a new skill, Online Conference for Music Therapy 2021
- Comparing High Frequency Perception, Standard Pitch Range & Relative Pitch Perception of Pianists and Vocalists, Southeastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association 2022
- Comparing the Evaluations of Hearing Levels in Musicians Across Age, Southeastern Region of American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) 2022 Conference
- Comparing the Hearing of Musicians vs Non-musicians, Southeastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) 2022
- Extended High-Frequency Perception and Predictors of Hearing Abilities in Musicians: Instrumentation and Vocal Comparisons, Southeastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association 2022
- Gender Difference Between Music Majors on High-Frequency Hearing, Southeastern Region of American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) 2022
- How Preferred, Neutral, and Disliked Music Affect Entrainment of Heart Rate in Adults, Southeastern Region American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Conference
- Impact of Listener Dialect on Speech Perception in Noise, American Academy of Audiology: All Audiology. All Digital.
- Lyrics in Music: The Impact of Musical Training, Southeastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association
- Music Therapy: An Introduction to Use with Medical Populations, Brody Scholars Professional Seminar
- Music and music therapy in speech-language and hearing in children, SHARE: Speech-language Hearing Area Resource Exchange
- Musicians and Non-Musicians a Difference in the Ear., The Next Horizon: An Online Music Therapy Conference
- Non-Musician Blue Collar Employees Hearing Comparison with Musicians, Southeastern Region of American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) 2022 Conference
- Speech Perception in Noise and Working Memory Performances for Musicians vs. Non-Musicians, 5th Annual College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day: Empower to Improve
- Speech Recognition in Noise Abilities between Musicians and Non-Musicians, American Academy of Audiology: All Audiology. All Digital.
- Speech Recognition in Noise Performances vs. Perceived Listening Difficulty, AAA 2022 + HearTECH Expo
- Successful Music Participation of School-aged Children with Cochlear Implants: Insights from Instructors, North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA)
- The Effect of Listener Group and Masker Condition on Auditory Working Memory, AAA 2022 + HearTECH Expo
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The Effect of Listener Group and Masker Condition on Auditory Working Memory
**Winner: People's choice, Best Poster (morning group)
, College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day - The Effect of Musical Experience on the Ability to Recognize Speech in the Presence of Noise, AAA 2022 + HearTECH Expo
- The Effect of Self-Reported Dialect on Speech Recognition in Noise Performances, AAA 2022 + HearTECH Expo
- The Effect of Semantic Interference on Speech Perception in Noise Ability, AAA 2022 + HearTECH Expo
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The Effect of Semantic Interference on Speech Perception in Noise Ability
**Winner: Judges' Choice, Best Undergraduate Poster, College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day - The Effect of Target Speaker Sex on Word Recognition in Quiet Ability, East Carolina University Research and Creative Achievement Week
- The Effect of Tinnitus on Speech Perception in Noise Ability, AAA 2022 + HearTECH Expo
- The Experience of Students in Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE), American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), Southeastern Region
- The Relationship between Speech Recognition in Noise Ability & Listening Effort, AAA 2022 + HearTECH Expo
- The effect of beat sensitivity determined by a covert pulse continuation task as it relates to working memory and speech recognition in noise ability., American Academy of Audiology
- The evaluation of hearing levels through different classifications of ECU Students and Faculty., Southeastern Region of American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) 2022
- The relationship between rating of inattentiveness and speech recognition in noise ability, College of Allied Health Research Day
Research
principal investigator on
co-principal investigator on
- MTC@ECU awarded by Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation 2022 - 2023
- Validation and Evaluation of Sung Sentence Recognition Test awarded by College of Fine Arts and Communication 2022
- Ability of Instrument and Voice Students to Perceive Traditional and Extended High Frequencies: The Impact of Daily Musical Environment awarded by URPA 2021
Service
professional service activities
- President-Elect Southeastern Region of AMTA Elected President-Elect of Southeastern Region of AMTA, August 26, 2025. 1-1/2 year term before assuming presidency of region. 2025
- Nordic Journal of Music Therapy Consulting reviewer for Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, Review 1 returned July 7 2024
- Review for Cambridge University Press Reviewed preface and 4 chapters of "The Neuroscience of Music"by Dr. Amy Belfi for Cambridge University Press 2024
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Cochlear Implants International
Reviewer for "Strategies for improving music perception an enjoyment: A case study of a deafblind musician with cochlear implants."
Review 1: January 8, 2025Review 2: August 16, 2026 2024 - Classical Conversations of Wilson Challenge IV Served as professional adjudicator for Chloe Feller's Senior Thesis, "Advantages of Arts-Based Therapy for Survivors of Childhood Trauma" 2024
- Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Review of manuscript "Music Remixing Preferences of Prelingual and Postlingual Cochlear Implant Users" 2024
- NIH Grant consultant Invited consulting review for House Institute Foundation. Reviewed full grant application and provided feedback per NIH guidelines. 2023
- Faculty Research Advisory Council (FRAC) Nominated in Fall 2022, began serving as part of Faculty Research Advisory Panel (FRAP) to review submissions for Sponsored Activities and Research Catalyst (SPARC) Program. Reviewing 9 submissions for the panel and providing ranking and feedback regarding awards. 2022
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International Journal of Audiology
Manuscript review for theInternational Journal of Audiology, "ID TIJA-2021-10-0429 entitled "Predicting emotion perception abilities for cochlear implant users"
Returned first review January 2022
Second review June 29, 2022 2021 - American Music Therapy Association for Students Serving as co-advisor for the Student Affairs Advisory Board (SAAB) for the American Music Therapy Association for Students 2021
- Financial Advisor, Sigma Alpha Iota - Beta Psi Financial Advisor, Sigma Alpha Iota - Beta Psi Chapter 2021
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Manuscript Review
Manuscript review forCochlear Implants International
Meludia
July - August 2021
January-February 2022 2020 - 2021 -
Mentor for Emerging Scholars
Serving as mentor for emerging scholars in Music Therapy set up by the Journal of Music Therapy Mentorship
Project ended due to program being discontinued and articles pulled by guest editors 2020 - 2021 - Assembly Delegate Delegate for the Southeastern region serving on the American Music Therapy Association Assembly of Delegates, one of the governing bodies of AMTA. 2021
- Music Therapy Association for North Carolina Webmaster--Music Therapy Association of North Carolina (MTANC) 2021
- Review for Dialogues in Music Therapy Education "Sanctuary Model Supervision: Reflections and Implications for the Music Therapy Profession"September 2021
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Review for Journal of Music Therapy
Consulting reviewer for:
Pathologising Lego. Spaces for (mis)attunement in music therapy with autistic children.
August -September 2021 - Alternate Assembly Delegate 1st Alternate for SER regional delegate to the AMTA Assembly, a governing body of AMTA 2020 - 2021
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Review for PLOS One
Reviewed manuscript entitled "Survival of musical activities. When do young people stop making music?
Original and Revised (2) manuscript (August, October) 2020 - 2021 -
Judge for E. Thayer Gaston Research competition
Judge for E. Thayer Gaston Writing Competition. Reviewed and adjudicated 6 student research manuscripts.
Sponsored by the American Music Therapy Association in cooperation with the Student Affairs Advisory Board. Papers on any topic relevant to the music therapy profession using the philosophical, historical, descriptive, qualitative, mixed methodsor experimental mode of research are invited.
Judging was done on the basis of originality, organization, clarity of writing, relevance of content to the music therapy profession, literature documentation and adherence to the APA style. In the event that the criteria is not met or the judges feel that no paper is worthy, the award will not be presented. Judging was done by a clinician, an academician, and a non-music therapist in a related field. 2019 - 2020 -
Dialogues in Music Therapy Education
Founding member of Editorial Board in creating a fee-free, open-access journal for music therapy education entitled: Dialogues in Music Therapy Education. Assisted in recruiting board members and reviewers representing a diverse population of individuals.
Serving as the Editor for Book Reviews.
Reviewed two submitted book reviews for inaugural publication.
This journal launched in December 2020.http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/DMTE/about 2019
Background
education and training
- B.M. in Music Therapy, East Carolina University
- M.A. in Music Therapy, University of Iowa
- Ph.D. in Music Therapy, University of Iowa