Dr. Kenneth Bruscia
Dr. Cheryl Dileo
Dr. Darlene Brooks
Dr. Kenneth Aigen

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Kenneth Bruscia holds the BM and MM in piano (University of Cincinnati), BA (equiv.) and MA in Psychology (Duquesne University, New School for Social Research), and the PhD in Music (New York University). He has professional certifications in music therapy (MT-BC), Guided Imagery and Music (FAMI), and mandala assessment, and has several years of clinical experience with diverse clientele, including individuals with intellectual disability, psychiatric disorders, cancer, AIDS, psychoneuroses, PTSD, and the elderly. Previously on the piano faculty of Duquesne University and music therapy faculty at New York University , he came to Temple in 1974 where he founded the bachelor's, master's, and PhD degrees in music therapy. The PhD degree is the first true doctoral degree in music therapy in the USA . Dr. Bruscia has served as Music Therapy Program Coordinator, PhD Coordinator, Director of Graduate Studies in Music and Dance, and member/chair of several college and university committees.  

He has received the Lindback Award for Teaching, The Temple University Great Teacher Award, the Temple University Research Award, and the AMTA Research and Publication Awards. He has served as President of the American Association for Music Therapy, Chair of the National Coalition of Arts Therapies, and an officer on numerous organizational committees, for which he has received three awards for service to the profession. He has served on the editorial boards of four major journals (Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, Arts in Psychotherapy, Journal of Music Therapy), and founded the International Newsletter of Music Therapy. Since 1978, he has given 205 lectures and workshops around the world. His books are frequently used as texts, and have been translated into several languages; his writings are widely cited throughout the music therapy literature. Publication-wise, he has:

• authored 2 books (Defining Music Therapy, Improvisational Models),
• edited 2 books (Case Studies, Dynamics of Music Psychotherapy),
• co-authored 1 book (Methods of Teaching and Training),
• co-edited 3 books (Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond; Perspectives on MT Education; An Index to Master's Theses in Music Therapy),
• edited 3 International Newsletters
• programmed a series of 10 CDs of classical music for use in therapy
• co-authored a curriculum for Optacon Music-Reading by the blind
• authored 30 chapters in published books (1 on mental retardation, 1 introduction, 2 on education and training, 5 on Guided Imagery and Music, 2 on quantitative research, 12 on qualitative research, and 7 on psychodynamic music therapy),
• authored 14 articles published in referred journals (2 quantitative research studies, 1 case study, 5 on education and training, 1 on improvisation, 1 on assessment, 1 on qualitative research standards); and
• authored 7 articles for conference proceedings.

His current research interests include:

1. phenomenological and heuristic methods of music analysis;
2. narrative methods of researching client experiences;
3. heuristic methods of studying therapist experiences;
4. projective methods of clinical assessment;
5. the development of research paradigms for music psychotherapy, particularly Guided Imagery and Music; and
6. development of music therapy theory
7. quantitative efficacy research

Professor Bruscia can be reached via email at kbruscia@temple.edu.

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She serves as a grant consultant for the National Institute of Health, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and the National Cancer Institute.

She has held a variety of leadership positions in the National Association for Music Therapy, including President, Vice-President, and Council Coordinator. She played a leading role in the development of the NAMT Code of Ethics, and currently Co-Chairs AMTA's Ethics Board. She has received the Association's Award of Merit, the highest award given by the Association, as well as the AMTA Distinguished Research/Publication Award. She has also served in a variety of leadership positions for the World Federation of Music Therapy, including, President, Past-President, Chair of the Commission on Ethics and Incorporation Officer. She developed the WFMT Guidelines for Ethics and Research. She has given more than 200 lectures and workshops in this country and abroad, having conducted lecture tours in 17 countries on 5 continents. Her book, Ethical thinking in Music Therapy, is the only music therapy text on the topic. Her books have been translated into other languages.

Publication-wise, she has:

• authored 1 book (on music therapy ethics)
• edited 3 books (on medical music therapy and international practices in music therapy)
• co-edited 4 books (on medical music therapy and music therapy education and training)
• co-authored 3 books (on medical music therapy and music therapy education and training)
• authored 60 book chapters for edited volumes
• contributed more than 25 articles to refereed journals.

Her current research interests include:

1. quantitative analyses and meta-analyses of the effects of music therapy on the longevity, biomedical, biochemical and psychosocial factors of medical and terminally ill patients;
2. the development and testing of new music therapy interventions in medicine, particularly involving songs, entrainment, and improvised music;
3. theory development in medical music therapy from a biopsychosocial perspective;
4. multicultural issues in music therapy practice;
5. outcomes of various approaches to teaching professional ethics.
6. experiential training in music therapy
7. spirituality, meaning and the use of narratives in music therapy practice.

Professor Dileo can be reached via e-mail at cdileo@temple.edu.

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Darlene Brooks, Associate Professor of Music Therapy. Ph.D., Temple University. Darlene Brooks. Professor Brooks received her Ph.D. in Psycheducational Processes from Temple University, and her Bachelor's and Master's in Music Therapy from Loyola University of the South. She is a Board-Certified Music Therapist, a Fellow in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), and a Reiki Master. Dr. Brooks has over 20 years of clinical experience in music therapy, and 15 years of supervisory experience as a clinical training director. Areas of clinical specialty include music therapy with adolescents, geriatrics, adult psychiatry, psychiatric disabilities in children, chemical dependency and autism. 

Dr. Brooks served on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Music Therapy for eight years, and the Certification Board for Music Therapists for six years. At Loyola, Dr. Brooks was Coordinator of Music Therapy. In addition, she served on the Curriculum Committee, The Dean's Advisory Board, and several university committees, and she chaired the College of Music Rank & Tenure Committee. At Temple, Dr. Brooks is the Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies in Music Therapy, teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, and serves on the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. She has presented at numerous conferences and workshops, and has several clinical and research publications; and over the last twenty years, she has also maintained an active interest in performing in community musical theatre. She is currently on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Music Therapy and the Arts in Psychotherapy. Her current interests include: GIM, alternative medicine, and music therapy education and supervision.

Professor Brooks can be reached via email at dmbrooks@temple.edu.

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Kenneth Aigen has a BA degree in psychology and philosophy ( University of Wisconsin-Madison ) and MA and DA degrees in music therapy ( New York University ). He has worked as a music therapist since 1982 with extensive experience with both children and adults in a wide variety of clinic and school settings. Clinical specialties include work with developmentally-delayed children and adults in psychiatry. He is a Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), a New York state Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) and has certification as a Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist (NRMT). He spent many years working with music therapy pioneers Florence Tyson at the Creative Arts Rehabilitation Center (CARC), and Carol and Clive Robbins at the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at New York University , where he served as Co-Director until 2006. Dr. Aigen has also been a Senior Researcher at Aalborg University Center ( Denmark ) and a Visiting Professor at Nagoya Institute of the Arts ( Japan ).

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