Meet the people behind the 18th World Congress of Music Therapy.
COMMITTEES
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
MARIAGRAZIA BARONI
Congress Organizer
MELISSA MERCADAL BROTONS
WFMT Congress Liaison
PAOLO CANEVA
Italian Association
of Music Therapy (AIM)
MARTINA SCOGNAMIGLIO
Italian Association
of Music Therapy (AIM)
NICOLETTA BETTINI
Italian Federation
of Music Therapy (FIM)
ANDREA POMAROLLI
Punto di Svolta – Music Therapy
Professional Association (PDS)
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Chair
ALFREDO RAGLIO
PhD, MA-MT, MMus (Italy), Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia; University of Pavia; Conservatory of Music “G. Verdi”, Milan
Co-chair
ENRICO CECCATO
PsyD, RMT (Italy), PhD st.,
AULSS 8 Berica, Hospital of Vicenza,
University of Verona (Italy)
CHERYL DILEO
PhD, MMT, MT-BC, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Music Therapy Emerita, Temple University. Past-President WFMT
Members
MITSI AKOYUNOGLOU
Prof., PhD, RMT (Greece), Ionian University
STEFANIA BATTARINO
MMus, RMT (Italy), Conservatory of Music “L. Canepa” Sassari
AMY CLEMENTS-CORTES
PhD, RP, MT-BC, MTA (Canada), University of Toronto
ELIZABETH COOMBES
Dr., PhD, MA-MT (Wales, UK), University of South Wales
PHILIPPA DERRINGTON
Dr. PhD, MA-MT (Scotland, UK), Queen Margaret University
LILIAN EYRE
PhD, MT-BC, FAMI, LPC (USA and Canada), Private Practice
KRISTAL FOSTER
Bahrain
JOSEPHINE GEIPEL
Prof., PhD, MA-MT (Germany), Leopold Mozart College of Music, University of Augsburg
SIMONA GHEZZI
MMus, RMT (Italy), FIM – Italian Federation of Music Therapists
ROBERTO GHIOZZI
RMT, PC (S.I.Co) (Italy), Cesfor of Bolzano
FILIPPO GIORDANO
PhDcan, MMus, RMT, EAMI (Italy), University of Bari, Conservatory of Music “A. Casella” L’Aquila
TALI GOTTFRIED
PhD, RMT (Israel), Herzog College
EUGENIA HERNANDEZ-RUIZ
PhD, MT-BC (Mexico and USA), Arizona State University
FU-NIEN HSIEH
PhD, MT-BC, FAMI, NMT (Taiwan), Tunghai University
RIHAB JEBALI
PhD, MT (Tunisia), Arab Board for Arts and Health
CAROL LOTTER
PhD, GIM fellow, AMI, MT-BC, HPCSA (South Africa), University of Pretoria
TERRA MERRILL
PhD, MT-BC, FAMI, LLPC (USA and Canada), Professor Emerita – Eastern Michigan University; Michigan Medicine
KATRINA MCFERRAN
PhD, RMT, RGIMT (Australia), The University of Melbourne
SOYOUNG MOON
Prof., PhD, NMT, KCMT (Republic of Korea), Myongji University
MARIANE DO NASCIMENTO OSELAME
PhD, MMT (Brazil), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Unise Colleges
CLARE O'CALLAGHAN
PhD, AM, MMus, BSW RMT RGIMT (Australia), St Vincent’s Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Australia
NAPAK PAKDEESATITWARA
PhDst, RMT (Australia), The University of Melbourne
PAOLO PIZZIOLO
PhD, MA-MT (Italy), Tuscany Music Therapy Center, Athena Day Center for Cognitive Disorders – Public Agency for Personal Services Montedomini
LINA RIACHY
PhD, MT (Lebanon), Lebanese University, Antonine University
PIO ENRICO RICCI BITTI
Prof., MD (Italy), University of Bologna
DAPHNE RICKSON
PhD, MMT, RMT, ONZM, MHealSc(MenH), LTCL (New Zeland), Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
ANDELINE DOS SANTOS
DMus, RMT (South Africa), University of Pretoria
INDRA SELVARAJAH
PhD, MMT (Malaysia/Singapore), Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore
ELIDE SCARLATA
PhDcan, MA-MT, RMT, FAMI (Italy), Conservatory of Music “A. Scarlatti” Palermo – Neurocognitive disorders Center, Healthcare Institution Trapani
CAMILA SIQUEIRA GOUVEA ACOSTA GONÇALVES
PhD, RMT (Brazil), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ
BARBARA SGOBBI
PhDst, MMus, RMT (Italy), Hospital “F. Del Ponte” Varese – Conservatory of Music “A. Vivaldi” Alessandria – Hospital AOUAL Alessandria
KARYN STUART-RÖHM
Prof., PhD, MMT (USA), SUNY New Paltz (NY); University of Pretoria, South Africa
SUMATHY SUNDAR
PhD, FIMC (Austria), Chennai School of Music Therapy
XUELI TAN
PhD, MT-BC (Singapore), St Luke’s Hospital
VIRGINIA TOSTO
Prof., PhDcan, MT (Argentina), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Juan Agustín Maza
GRO TRONDALEN
PhD, FAMI, MT (Norway), Norwegian Academy of Music
PATRICIA WINTER
PhD, MT-BC (USA), Houston Methodist Hospital