OUTREACH

The Music Therapy Academy supports and collaborates with community members
such as McMaster LIVElab, the Awesome Music Project, MusicCares-Rooms217,
and D1Do Affirmation Anthems.  Hyperink to each:

https://livelab.mcmaster.ca/    

https://www.theawesomemusicproject.com/

https://room217foundation.teachable.com/

https://www.d1domusic.com/


Outreach

2025 September. Guest on Northern Echos Podcast : Music & Mental Health

2025 September. Guest on Able Voice Podcast: Advocacy in Music Therapy Research

2025 September. Guest on OMNI Television: Affirmation Anthems, Music/Science Research, LIVElab tour

2025 August. Guest Speaker, Placeline Hamilton Podcast, with Scott Bradley: Music as Medicine.

2025 June. Guest Speaker, The Public Brain Podcast. The Rhythm of Recovery Through Music Therapy

2025 February. Featured in Hamilton Spectator newspaper, Music & Stress

2024 August. Guest on Able Voice Podcast: Advocating through Education

2024 June. Assisted with the Brain & Mind + Your Brain on Art Summit, New York, New York, USA

2023 November. The Art of Recovery Fundraiser. Panelist. Art Gallery Hamilton, ON, Canada

2023 September. Presented: Music Therapy to Enhance Cognitive and Physical Health. Life Long Learning Niagara, ON,

2023 June. Presented: Music & Mental Health at the Awesome Music Project Fundraiser, El Mocambo, Toronto, ON,

2023 May. Presented: Music & Mental Health, Awesome Music Project Fundraiser, The Berkley Church, Toronto, ON,

2023 April. Presented: Music & Mental Health at the Awesome Music Project Fundraiser, Guelph, ON, Canada

2022 Sept. Guest Speaker 900CHML, with Scott Bradley: Music to manage symptoms of Dementia

2022 June. Guest on TVO The Agenda, hosted by Nam Kiwanuka ‘ How Music Effects US’, Toronto, ON, Canada

2022 April Guest Speaker 900 CHML, with Scott Bradley: The effects of music on performance in the workplace

2021 Aug. Guest Speaker, 93.3 CMFU, with Founder of The Journey Towards Healthy Living, a club focusing on providing their audience with information to improve their quality of life. 

2021 March. Presented: A proactive return to the rehearsal rooms. InterKultur World Choirs, North, Central and South American Choir leaders

2020 Dec. Guest, Michelle Titian Pod Cast: Music & Mental Health

2020 May. Presented: Music Therapy to Enhance Cognitive and Physical Health. Third Age Learning Lakehead, Orillia, ON, Canada

2019 July. Panelist: Wellbeing and Music. Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Hamilton ON.  

2019 May Presented: Music & Mental Health, Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School, Mississauga ON

2019 May Presented: Music & Mental Health, CAS High School, Toronto ON

2019 April Presented: Music & Mental Health, Mohawk College Music Careers Day, Hamilton ON,

2017 Presented: Music Therapy supporting health care goals for those with Acquired Brain Injury & Autism Spectrum Disorder Mohawk College Brain Disorders & Autism Behavioural Science students, McMaster University LIVElab, Hamilton ON. 

2018 Presented Music & Wellness. City of Hamilton Music Entrepreneurs Day, Hamilton ON.

2017 Presented Music & Wellness. McMaster Annual Day in Faculty Development, Hamilton ON.

2015-19 Interactive Music Therapy presentations with McMaster student organizations: MakeBelieve, 

MusicBox, MusicCog Society, MacBioPsych

Volunteer

Awesome Music Project (Consultant) - 2021-present    

The Drive Foundation Advisory Board (Committee) - 2019-2021 

YouthCAN, supporting youth at risk initiative (Consultant) - 2014-2020 

McMaster LIVElab Seat Campaign (Co-Chair)- 2015-2019

McMaster Dance for Parkinson’s Research (Consultant) - 2015-2018 

Music Therapy Association of Ontario (MTAO) (President) - 2010-2014 

Jesse’s Foundation for Music and Dance Therapy (Director of Music Therapy) - 2002 –2012