Program Coordinator for the Tennessee Person-Centered Music Program, a three year grant funded program through a joint venture between the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.• Re-evaluating program model, training, and timeline for moving towards a virtual model that takes into consideration CDC COVID-19 guidelines• Managing, monitoring, and tracking participation agreements and certification requirements for nursing homes to participate… Show more Program Coordinator for the Tennessee Person-Centered Music Program, a three year grant funded program through a joint venture between the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.• Re-evaluating program model, training, and timeline for moving towards a virtual model that takes into consideration CDC COVID-19 guidelines• Managing, monitoring, and tracking participation agreements and certification requirements for nursing homes to participate in program• Tracking nursing home enrollment • Developing a process to onboard self-selected nursing homes, communicate program requirements and setting up a follow-up process to ensure compliance• Presenting on program updates at weekly check-in and Advisory Council meetings Show less

Volunteer and Data Coordinator for the Tennessee Person-Centered Music Program, a three year grant funded program through a joint venture between the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.• Conducted and generated search of literature on Alzheimer’s disease and individualized music to create literature review that discusses all major findings• Wrote special topic sections of program implementation guide• Generated music catalog resource… Show more Volunteer and Data Coordinator for the Tennessee Person-Centered Music Program, a three year grant funded program through a joint venture between the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.• Conducted and generated search of literature on Alzheimer’s disease and individualized music to create literature review that discusses all major findings• Wrote special topic sections of program implementation guide• Generated music catalog resource for volunteers• Conducted and developed training for volunteers• Secured and lead volunteers from the Tennessee Arts Commission, the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, and AmeriCorps NCCC members when volunteering for program pilots in nursing homes• Provided support for volunteers when establishing and maintaining nursing home resident’s playlists• Troubleshooted evaluation tools and input methods nursing homes will use• Developed volunteer strategy incorporating successes and lessons learned from pilots• Aggregated data on quarterly basis for sharing with Advisory Council and CMS reporting• Collected and analyzed qualitative data from pilot• Revised timeline for volunteer involvement Show less

Creator of “Musical Memoirs”, an evidence informed Alzheimer’s music program for patients nearing the end of life to bring families together, encourage socialization, minimize the difficult behaviors associated with the disease, as well as recover patient’s memories of their life prior to the diagnosis. Gave presentations through the Alzheimer’s Association about the relationship between music, memory, and the brain Trained volunteers and volunteer musicians to be perceptive to the… Show more Creator of “Musical Memoirs”, an evidence informed Alzheimer’s music program for patients nearing the end of life to bring families together, encourage socialization, minimize the difficult behaviors associated with the disease, as well as recover patient’s memories of their life prior to the diagnosis. Gave presentations through the Alzheimer’s Association about the relationship between music, memory, and the brain Trained volunteers and volunteer musicians to be perceptive to the behaviors associated with Alzheimer’s disease and the dying process, as well as the impact of their musical gifts on patient’s responses Familiarized with the stages of death and how music could be used to ease patient’s transition Organized music based activities in facilities’ memory care units to help patients feel a sense of community, encourage self-expression, communication with others, and improve mood Show less

 Became familiar with the literature on statistical and implicit learning, adaptability, birdsongs, musicality, and musically gifted individuals Created a proposal for conducting graduate research experiment on how using statistical and implicit learning models can enhance individual’s musicality and their ability to learn from being exposed novel stimuli  Developed experimental design to test research hypothesis Designed an experiment that investigated how individuals learn and… Show more  Became familiar with the literature on statistical and implicit learning, adaptability, birdsongs, musicality, and musically gifted individuals Created a proposal for conducting graduate research experiment on how using statistical and implicit learning models can enhance individual’s musicality and their ability to learn from being exposed novel stimuli  Developed experimental design to test research hypothesis Designed an experiment that investigated how individuals learn and make judgments when given feedback on their responses to auditory stimuli while determining if musical ability impacts an individual’s responses and if this ability can get stronger using statistical and implicit learning models Received human subjects institutional review board (IRB) approval Ran participants  Analyzed data from study Summarized findings in a poster presentation format Wrote master’s thesis discussing findings and any plans for future studies Show less

Scheduled office visits, MRI, CT, X-Ray scans; laboratory tests, EEG, EMG and lumbar puncture procedures; and Alzheimer’s Disease testing appointments Familiarized with protocol involving neurological testing and procedures Administered the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) to patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease Established assisted living arrangements for patients Organized physical therapy sessions for patients Referred patients to other specialists… Show more Scheduled office visits, MRI, CT, X-Ray scans; laboratory tests, EEG, EMG and lumbar puncture procedures; and Alzheimer’s Disease testing appointments Familiarized with protocol involving neurological testing and procedures Administered the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) to patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease Established assisted living arrangements for patients Organized physical therapy sessions for patients Referred patients to other specialists Delivered protocol and information concerning neurological testing and procedures to patients Show less

 Conducted critical review of the literature on how emotions, as expressed through music, are processed in populations with Schizophrenia as compared to the general population Analyzed data from the participant pool

 Ran participants Received human subjects institutional review board (IRB) approval Analyzed data from study Summarized findings in a poster presentation format Became familiar with the literature on autobiographical memory for music, music as a memory aid, and the neural underpinnings of music-evoked autobiographical recall in Alzheimer’s Disease Created annotated bibliography and literature review for a research proposal on music used as an autobiographical memory… Show more  Ran participants Received human subjects institutional review board (IRB) approval Analyzed data from study Summarized findings in a poster presentation format Became familiar with the literature on autobiographical memory for music, music as a memory aid, and the neural underpinnings of music-evoked autobiographical recall in Alzheimer’s Disease Created annotated bibliography and literature review for a research proposal on music used as an autobiographical memory aid in patients with Alzheimer’s disease Developed experimental design to test research hypotheses Designed music-associated memory experiment for participants in order to measure the strength of the memories when participants were in sad, happy and neutral music conditions Completed Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program Show less

 Conducted critical review of literature on effort, participation, and engagement levels in individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) to assess the predictive factors of a successful recovery for patients with TBI Prepared weekly meetings to discuss research-related topics and literature Co-authored article about the factors related to effort in TBI populations (in preparation) Blogged weekly about TBI research and experience in lab

 Became familiar with factors that occur during child engagement in reading Collected and analyzed behavioral data, in the form of 10 participant videos, for child engagement study Processed raw videos to practical formats for analysis Analyses and findings presented to the lab staff and fielded questions regarding the data