Judge for E. Thayer Gaston Research competition
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Virginia Darnell Driscoll
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