This summer I’m part of a round table discussion I initiated and organized for an international music therapy conference. There are 6 of us from 5 different countries spanning 4 different continents. I just think that’s really cool. Someone please pinch me. #musictherapy #academicsky

>> Journal of Music Therapy Welcomes New Co-Editor, Dr. Elizabeth Stegemöller! << We look forward to her leadership and contributions in JMT's continued growth and scholarly excellence! Read the full story on the AMTA website: tinyurl.com/4dx9mku3 #musictherapy #musictherapyresearch #amtaresearch

Any #musictherapy or #musicscience folx out there? Be sure to follow @amtaresearch.bsky.social ! They just joined the fun over here 🙃

Hello sunset 😍 #photography #sunset

Coffee, puppy, and a beautiful day 😌 #dogssky

A quick break from conferencing to enjoy the sunset over the water. #photography #Tampabay #fmea2026

Promotion portfolio submitted! Now I wait… #academicsky

So far the most mind-numbingly time consuming part of submitting my promotion portfolio is moving the supporting document files around to they’re in alphabetical order. Interfolio makes that surprisingly difficult 😭 #academicsky

Happy first day of classes to all who celebrate 🥂 #academicsky

It’s foggy this morning in south Florida. I’ve always loved the fog. There’s something magical about the idea that you’re walking through clouds ☁️✨

Although I’ve had this schedule for 4 years now it’s still jarring to start the spring term the first week of January. It feels too early and I don’t love it. #academicsky

Chillin 😎🐶 Makes for a perfect Friday night #dogsky

Huh…honestly not sure how I feel about this 🤨

Update: Promotion narrative has been drafted! 25 pages of talking about how awesome I am 😅 #academicsky

The amount of time it takes to compile supporting documentation for faculty promotion is truly mind-boggling. #academicsky

I don’t have a rationale explanation for this but Monopoly completely stresses me out.

Visuospatial skills are not an intellectual strength of mine, until it comes to the Tetris that is my sole refrigerator when I’m hosting a holiday dinner. In that one area I’m a freakin savant.

When you’re getting work done on the house (and it’s not quite finished), you have a Xmas poinsettia in the Xmas corner 🎄😅 #holidays #xmastree

From our family to you and yours…happy holidays! 🎄🎅⭐️ #happyholidays #familytradition youtu.be/1bo5Cb4z8xA

That’s a wrap! 🎄🎹🎤 The 2025 Moore/Sena Moore Holiday Song is coming soon!

Looks like I found my reading list for 2026 🤩 The Best Historical Fiction of 2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b... #booksky

I miss my dog! 🐶🥹 (Getting the floors redone in our house and we’re staying in separate places this week.) #dogsky

OMG can we PLEASE bring some of these back? Time for my morning scandal water! 😂

I am SO CLOSE to putting this thing away for the holiday break! 😅 #academicsky

Started rehearsing our 2025 holiday song! 🎄🎹🎤 (The holiday color coordination was purely accidental 😅) #happyholidays

Check this out! A little overview of music therapy in Florida and some of the policy issues we’ve navigated this year: www.cfpublic.org/health/2025-... #musictherapy

I think I’m ready to re-up my Vanity Fair subscription…

Earlier today I observed a listening session about proposed funding cuts in Colorado that would significantly impact music therapists and the clients they serve. #musictherapy A short 🧵

Using a hotel digital key for the first time and why am I so late to the party?

Our wonderful keynote speakers for the 15th Online Conference for Music Therapy 2026! Read their bio here: onlineconferenceformusictherapy.com/registration/ #musictherapy #musictherapyconference #musictherapist #musictherapystudent #musictherapayintern #musictherapayonline #musictherapyresearch

Trying to remember the last time I saw one of these! (I wonder if it works…)

Today is my son’s birthday and he’s a freshman in college and I don’t remember a single parent who transitioned their kids out of the house (college or otherwise) mentioning how weird that first birthday away from home would feel.

I was today years old when I figured out how to use this little kitchen contraption. (I will never avoid using fresh thyme again!)

How have I gone this long and not realized that Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way” is a three chord song?! #musictherapy

My son’s the oldest. He’s a freshman in college and his birthday is soon. I gotta say—it feels so odd to be planning the presents I’ll be MAILING to him 😳 I knew there’d be a lot of “firsts” this year, but that’s one I wasn’t expecting… #parenting #parentingsky

Mama-daughter movie night tonight. Gave 16 yo the choice of Annie’s box Mac n cheese and popcorn. Daughter: Why not both? That’s my girl! 👑

What a pleasure to join Kentucky music therapists Chris Millet & Elliott Buckner at the State Capitol in Frankfurt. We testified during a meeting of the Interim Comm on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations in support of creating a #musictherapy license in the state. Short 🧵

There is a very real (and difficult) funding issue happening in Florida right now impacting music therapists and the clients (mostly children) we serve. This post by Stephen Choate that clearly outlines the issue: musicmed.org/blog/the-fut... Y’all…policy matters! #musictherapy

Traveling today and made it a point to thank all those @tsa.gov workers at RSW who showed up despite the ongoing #governmentshutdown. It was a calm and smooth experience today 😌

Our study about reminiscence bump(s) in personally meaningful music: Your life’s greatest hits? A global study finds they trace back to our teens. Timing changes w/ age & gender: as we age, men stick to old favourites, women embrace newer tunes! 1/2 Read: t.ly/u2qvJ #MusicScience #MusicPsychology

Interesting new study exploring patterns and trends in published research on music & emotion regulation. Short take—it’s developed tremendous over the decades and remains of continued scholarly interest 🤩 Check it out: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy... #musictherapy #musicscience #emotionregulation

Dolphin came to PLAY! 🐬😍 #dolphin #beachday

Grading an assignment here and one of my favorite errors students make is writing “illicit” when in fact they mean “elicit”: The emotions tied to the music would not illicit the same response in every person. I chuckle every time… #academicsky

I just finished my mandatory annual faculty training modules. Before the deadline. It took 3 hours. Please clap. #academicsky

Going through these mandatory annual training modules. Current module covers ethics and compliance, and I just read that “you can be ethical while not being compliant.” A timely reminder as a teacher in Florida, USA. #academicsky

Digging the clouds and lighting from tonight’s sunset 😌 #photography #sunset

Well this was a fun email to get! One of my recent articles published in Frontiers in Neuroscience just reached a new impact milestone of 500+ downloads and 2,000+ views! Here’s the link if you’d like to read it: www.frontiersin.org/article/1568... #musictherapy #musicscience #academicsky

Heading out for a little mother-daughter day trip to Orlando for a concert tonight 🤩 (The twinning was accidental 🙃)

This weekend I had the opportunity to follow through on an invitation to present about music, music therapy, and rehabilitation at the annual Florida Physical Therapy Association (FLPTA) conference in Orlando. (Short 🧵 below) #musictherapy #musicscience #rehabilitation #academicsky

Some potentially helpful transfers for us music therapists! #musictherapy