
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Music Education, School of Music
- Contact Info
- 252-328-4277
Adrienne Steiner-Brett
Affiliation
Publications
selected publications
presentations
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presentation
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"Listen, Breathe, Move": Apilot music therapy and gentle movement program for informal/family caregivers.
, Online Conference for Music Therapy Annual Conference 2025 - Music Therapy: An Introduction to Use with Medical Populations, Brody Scholars Professional Seminar 2025
- "Listen Breathe, Move" Exploring the feasibility and accetability of a single virtual music therapy and gentle movemetn intervention on the health and wellbeing of caregivers in ENC, Carolyn Freeze Baynes Lecture Series on Healthy Aging 2025
- Music Therapy & Music-Based Applications for Substance Misuse & Addictions, North Carolina Foundation for Alcohol & Drug Studies Virtual Summer School Conference 2024
- Music Therapy & Music-Based Applications for Adult Mental Health and Trauma, Eastern AHEC's Enhancing Knowledge and Skills in Adult Mental Health; continuing education multi day event 2024
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"Listen, Breathe, Move": A Pilot Music Therapy and Gentle Movement Program for Informal/Family Caregivers
, Southeastern Region-American Music Therapy Association Regional Conference 2024 - Aspirational Ethics & Practical Application, Southeastern Region-AMTA 2024
- Using Music To Promote Brain Health, Pitt Co. Council on Aging's Braniac Bootcamp Summer 2023 2023
- Using Music-based Strategies to Enhance Adult Mental Health Treatment, Eastern AHEC's Enhancing Knowledge and Skills in Adult Mental Health; continuing education multi day event 2023
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Who will help me If I am helping them? Understanding the use ofmusic therapy to address the growing needs of informal/family caregivers across the lifespan
, Southeastern Region-American Music Therapy Association Regional Conference 2023 - Aspirational Ethics & Practical Application, Southeastern Region-AMTA 2023
- Understanding Ethics & Developing Practical/Moral Wisdom 101, American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Conference/Symposium 2022
- Self-Care for Students: exploring how to care for yourself as a music therapy student, AMTA SER-regional conference 2022
- The effects of a music therapy based wellness workshop on informal caregivers' psychosocial health: A pilot study, AMTA National Conference 2021 2021
- A Comparison of Music Education and Music Therapy Majors' Perception and Use of Self-care and Coping Strategies: Considerations Pre COVID-19 Pandemic to Present Time, Southeastern Region-American Music Therapy Association Conference 2021
- Aging well with music: Using music to promote wellness as you age., East Carolina University's College of Health & Human Performance, Aging Well Together Initiative 2020
- The Effects of a Single Music-Assisted Mindfulness relaxation (MAMR) and Psychoeducation Session on Wellbeing of Informal Caregivers, World Federation of Music Therapy's 16th World Congress 2020
- The Use of Music Therapy to Address Psychosocial Needs of Informal Caregivers: An Integrative Review, World Federation of Music Therapy's 16th World Congress 2020
- It Takes a Village: Interdisciplinary Strategies to Address Informal Caregivers' Health and Wellbeing, American Music Therapy Association National Conference 2019
- Private Practice 101, American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) National Conference 2019 2019
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Research
principal investigator on
- Listen, Breathe, Move: a Multiweek Music Therapy and Gentle Movement Virtual Pilot Program for Informal/family Caregivers awarded by ECU College of Fine Art's and Communications 2023 - 2024
- Listen, Breathe, Move- A pilot workshop for informal/family caregivers awarded by Spring 2023, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Awards for East Carolina University 2022
- UNC SO Institutional Research Funding Awards-Musical Instruments and Materials Music Therapy Clinic @ ECU awarded by UNC System Office 2021
- The effect of a music therapy wellness workshop on informal caregivers' psychosocial health: A pilot study awarded by ECU College of Fine Art's and Communications 2019 - 2020
co-principal investigator on
Service
professional service activities
- Doctoral Dissertation-outside of university I am serving as an outside committee member for Janice Schribeman who is a doctoral student in Creative Arts Therapies at Lesley University. She is a clinical music therapist and I am providing support in that area of the project. 2023
- Research Consultant for Dissertation Committee (Vanderbilt University) Consultant to research team from Vanderbilt University working on Doctorate of Education project focusing on the creation of a needs assessment and music therapy (recognition and use) tool. I have revised their survey tool and provided insight on related literature for their project. 2022 - 2023
- Master's Thesis Committee Member Committee Member for Master's in Child Life student, Theresa Nguyen in ECU's HHP. Dr. Priti Desai chairTopic: perception of and use of music-based interventions by CCLS in hospitals. 2022
- NC Music Therapy Task Force Hill Day Attended with 4 ECU students an organized 'Hill Day' Event in partnership with the NC Music Therapy Task Force in order to meet with legislators and advocate for the inclusion of music therapy as an included service on relevant Healthcare Bills that are currently in the docket.Event included brief training for students, transport to Raleight and ~6 hours at the capital 2022
- Guest Reviwer Invited reviewer for submission in Music Therapy Perspectives 2022
- Consultant for Research Project Consulting to a research team with a clinical music therapist who is implementing a music therapy intervention in a research project (team through Gesinger University) for informal/family caregivers. I am serviving as a role of consultant helping the MT interventionist design the specifics of the intervention informed by research, create protocol, and will provide consultation and co-authorship during manuscript preparation. 2022
- single Reviewed article for Music Therapy Perspectives entitled Client-preferred repertoire: Implications for music therapy" for Music Therapy Perspectives. 2022
- Reviewed Book Manuscript Asked by a professional member of the music therapy community to review manuscript for book publication as part of their review process. This was not a blind review and was a request made by the author due to my research area and expertise on informal caregiving 2021
- AMTA Student Activities Advisory Board Elected as co-chair with Dr. Ginny Driscoll for the American Music Therapy Association's Student Activities Advisory Board which oversees the national student advisory board. 2021
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American Music Therapy Association Ethics Board Member
Elected for the AMTA Ethics Board to serve as a 3 year term.
Responsibilities of the Ethics Board
The AMTA Ethics Board exists to promote ethical conduct by music therapists and trainees/students under their supervision at the highest professional level through development and sponsorship of educational activities, to provide consultation to members regarding ethical concerns, to investigate complaints concerning the ethical conduct of members, and to impose sanctions as warranted when a violation of the Code has occurred. 2021 - Article Reviewer for Dialogues in Music Therapy Education Ed. of Dialogues in Music Therapy Education (DMTE) asked for me to be a reviewer for manuscript " Music Therapy in Undergraduate Research as Academic Enrichment" 2021
- Peer Evaluation for Colleague nominated for Teaching Award Completed peer evaluation for collegue, Jocelyn Nelson who was nominate for theMax Ray Joyner Award for Outstanding Teaching in Distance Education. 2021
- single time Asked to review an article for Dialogues in Music Therapy Education journal. 2021
Background
education and training
- B.A. in Music & Cognitive Science, Case Western Reserve University
- M.M. in Music Therapy, University of Kentucky
- Ph.D. in Music Education (concentration Music Therapy), Florida State University
credentials
awards and honors
Contact
preferred title
- Assistant Professor of Music Therapy