Professional Experience Educator/Music Therapist Utah State University, Assistant Professor, Director, Music Therapy Program: Current

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1 Maureen C. Hearns, MA, MT-BC Assistant Professor; Director, Music Therapy Program Utah State University 4015 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT Office: Fax: Education: Master of Arts in Education / Diverse Learner: University of Phoenix, Salt Lake May, 2000 Thesis topic: The Effectiveness of Drum Talk as a Music Therapy Intervention for Increasing Socialization, Communication, and Leadership Skills Among At-Risks Adolescents Enrolled in an Alternative High School. Fellow, Guided Imagery and Music: Therapeutic Arts Institute, San Francisco, CA June 2009 Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy: Utah State University April 2001 Bachelor of Arts in Music / Theory & Composition: University of Nevada, Las Vegas May 1978 Bachelor of Biological Sciences / Secondary Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas May 1976 Additional Training/Certificates: Neurologic Music Therapist Colorado State University Mandala Assessment Research Instrument / Advanced Practitioner IRB Certification Training: Utah State University 2007 Master Reiki Training: 2003 Domestic Violence Training: 2002 MARI Mandala Assessment, Level I: 2001 Hospice of Cache Valley, Volunteer Training: 1999 Emergency Medical Technician: 1984 Bi-lingual/Spanish Licensure: Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), Certificate Number Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT) Professional Educator Licensure, State of Utah, Level 2, Secondary Education (6-12) Certified Pharmacy Technician: Current national and state licensure Professional Experience Educator/Music Therapist Utah State University, Assistant Professor, Director, Music Therapy Program: Current Responsible for the following Music Therapy Core Courses, including designing and implementing the creation of a competency based curriculum consistent with the Professional Competencies established by the American Music Therapy Associations for academic training programs.

2 2 Music 1310: Introduction to Music Therapy Music 1320: Music Therapy Ensemble Music 2310: Behavior and Observational Methods in Music Therapy Music 2320: Music Therapy Methods and Materials Music 2470: Private Guitar Instruction: Music Therapy Functional Skills Music 3320: Psychology of Music I (co-instructed) Music 3330: Music Therapy Clinical Practicum Music 4310: Music Therapy with Adult Populations Music 4320: Psychology of Music II Music 4330: Clinical Issues in Music Therapy Music 4340: Clinical Internship in Music Therapy Additional Duties: Auditioning and interview prospective students. Evaluate student level of competency in proficiency examinations. Monitor progress of student interns. Advisement for approximately 45 undergraduate music therapy majors. Supervision of practicum students in various community sites. Oversee supervision and placements assignments of student practicums. Advise clinical field supervisors. Faculty advisor to Utah State University Music Therapy Student Association. USU New Faculty Research Grant Awarded June : The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music with Individuals Affected by Secondary Trauma from Domestic Violence. Lead Coordinator for Music Therapy Demonstration Project at Primary Children s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah - Current Primary Investigator in Community/University Research Initiative grant to study effects of music therapy and bonding attachments amongst sheltered women and their children currently served by the Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency (CAPSA), Logan, Utah. Current Utah State University, Interim Clinical Training Coordinator/Instructor, Department of Music, Music Therapy program: Research Assistant in post-doctoral research project to study the efficacy of music therapy and creative arts interventions with women victims of domestic violence, Musical Director of Finding Voice: The Music of Utah Battered Women, ; Included nine presentations throughout the state of Utah. Utah State University, Adjunct Faculty, Music Therapy Field Supervisor: Utah State Hospital Professional Music Therapy services: Silverado Alzheimer s Residential Facility, Salt Lake City, UT Professional Music Therapy services: Twin Valley Forensics Behavioral Healthcare Unit, Columbus, Ohio: Music Therapy Clinical Internship: 2001 Provo School District, Provo, Utah: Contracted Teacher - Sec Ed/Math Private Mathematics Tutor: Clark County (Nevada) School District: Contracted Teacher - Secondary Education/ Biology / Math: ,

3 3 Church Education System, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Other Employment: Smith s Food and Drug: Certified Pharmacy Technician: CPP Security: Professional security services for McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft: Leadership Roles/Assignments/Honors: Chair, National Examination Committee of Certification Board for Music Therapists (Appointed January 2004; Elected as Chair, May 2008) - Current Chair, Affiliate Relations Committee of the American Music Therapy Association (Appointed Nov. 2007) Current Judicial Review Board, member - American Music Therapy Association (Appointed Nov. 2006) Current Assembly Delegate, Western Region American Music Therapy Association (Elected 2005; Re-Elected 2007) Current Professional Development Committee, member - Association for Music and Imagery Association (Appointed June 2007) - Current President of Utah Association of Music Therapists: Chair, Government Relations Committee, Utah Association of Music Therapists: (Appointed Parliamentarian, Western Region American Music Therapy Association: National Medal of Arts (Group member recipient): November 12, 2003 Dean s List, Utah State University, College of HASS: Fall 1999; Spring 2000 Music Therapy Creativity Award: Utah State University, Department of Music, 2004 Teacher Leader: Farrer Middle School/Provo, Utah Math Department Chairperson: Farrer Middle School/Provo, Utah Faculty Student Advisor: Rancho High School/Las Vegas, Nevada National Security Officer of the Month/CPP Security: April 1988 Salt Lake Mormon Tabernacle Choir to 2004 Salt Lake Mormon Tabernacle, 2 nd Alto Section Librarian: Missionary service in Spain: Missionary/Humanitarian service in Guatemala/El Salvador: Publications: Hearns, M.C. (in press). A Journey Through Ashes: One Woman s Story of Surviving Domestic Violence. Anthropology of Consciousness. Hearns, M.C. (2009, March). Empowering the Self Through Embracing the Voice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Region Music Therapy Association, Stockton, CA. Hearns, M.C. (2006, Spring). Music Therapy in Children s Hospitals: Primary Children s Medical Center Demonstration Project. (Available from Primary Children s Medical Center, 100 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84113)

4 4 Hearns, M.C. (2008). Finding Voice: An Ethnographic Drama Empowering Women Survivors of Domestic Violence. Unpublished manuscript, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. Hearns, M.C. (2008). Journey Beyond Abuse: Healing Through Music and Imagery. Manuscript submitted for publication. Hearns, M.C. (2008). Empowerment Through Improvisation: An Instructional Guide for George Grant s Drum Talk. Manuscript submitted for publication. Presentations: March 2009: Chant Circle: Empowering the Self, Western Region American Music Therapy Association, Stockton, CA. Co Presenters: Barbara Dunn, MA, MT-BC; Lisa Jackert, MA, MT-BC, Robin Rio, MA, MT-BC, and Jodi Winnwalker, MA, MT-BC. November 2009: Chant Circle: Empowering the Self, American Music Therapy Association, National Conference, St. Louis, MO. Co Presenters: Barbara Dunn, MA, MT-BC; Lisa Jackert, MA, MT-BC, Robin Rio, MA, MT-BC, and Jodi Winnwalker, MA, MT- BC. July 2008: Music Therapy with Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, XII Congreso Mundial de Musicoterapia, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Co-Presenter, Dr. Elizabeth York, Converse College. May 2008: Chant Circle: Empowering the Self, Canadian Music Therapy Association, Quebec, Canada. Co-Presenters: Lisa Jackert, MA, MT-BC, and Robin Rio, MA, MT-BC April 2008: Empowerment Through Improvisation, Western Region American Music Therapy Association, Passage Conference, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA. Invited presenter. April 2008: Chant Circle: Empowering the Self, Western Region American Music Therapy Association, Seattle, WA. Co Presenters: Barbara Dunn, MA, MT-BC; Lisa Jackert, MA, MT-BC, Robin Rio, MA, MT-BC, and Jodi Winnwalker, MA, MT-BC. February 2008: The Labyrinth of Alzheimer s Disease, Utah State University, Legislator s Spouses Luncheon By invitation. Nov 2007: Chant Circle: Empowering the Self, American Music Therapy Association, Louisville, KY. Co Presenters: Lisa Jackert, MA, MT-BC, Robin Rio, MA, MT-BC, and Jodi Winnwalker, MA, MT-BC. Nov 2007: Personal Empowerment Through Improvisation, American Music Therapy Association, Louisville, KY

5 5 May 2007: Expressive Arts in Intimate Partner Violence, a panel presentation at International Expressive Arts Therapy Association conference, Boone, NC. Co- Presenters: Nicole Hahna, PhD, MT-BC, FAMI, Michele Fesler, MA, MT-BC, and Elizabeth York, PhD, MT-BC. April 2007: Pics, Pets, & Rock n Roll: Alternative Therapies and Strategies for Healing, a panel presentation at Utah Council on Victims of Crime; 20 th Annual Crime Victims Conference. Co-Presenters: Mary C. Stanley, ATR-BC & Kathy Klotz. March 2007: Song As Empowerment, WRAMTA Regional Conference, Honolulu, HI March 2007: Empowerment Through Improvisation, WRAMTA Regional Conference, Honolulu, HI November 2006: Song As Empowerment, AMTA National Conference, Kansas City, MO. Co-Presenter with Dr. Elizabeth York October 2006: Adapting Your Rehearsal for the Exceptional Student, Collegiate Music Educators National Convention, Utah State University March 2006: Modern Approaches to Ancient Methods, CMTE Presentation, WRAMTA Regional Conference, Anaheim, CA. February 2006: Invited Guest Lecturer for Graduate Students at California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA. - Working with Women Survivors of Domestic Abuse Using Arts Processes February 2006: Expressive Arts Graduate/Undergraduate Workshop Seminar on Music Therapy, at California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA. By invitation - Presentation: Finding Voice: A Music Therapy Research and Protocol for Women Victims of Domestic Violence November 2005: Finding Voice: A Music Therapy Research and Protocol for Women Victims of Domestic Violence, AMTA National Conference, Orlando, FL. Co-Presenter, Dr. Elizabeth York. November 2005: Life s Ebb and Flow, presentation to Regional Chapter of Caregivers of Alzheimer s Patients, Boise, Idaho, Utah September 2005: Life s Ebb and Flow, presentation to Utah State Chapter of Caregivers of Alzheimer s Patients, Logan, Utah July 2005: Finding Voice: A Music Therapy Research and Protocol for Women Victims of Domestic Violence. World Congress for Music Therapy, Brisbane, Australia. Co- Presenter with Dr. Elizabeth York.

6 6 April 2005: Classroom Diversity: They Have to be Carefully Taught. Educators for Diversity Conference, Utah National Association for Multicultural Education, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. April 2005: Allies on Campus. Educators for Diversity Conference, Utah National Association for Multicultural Education, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. April 2005: Understanding Music Therapy as an Allied Health Profession. Arlene Bailey Education Conference, Alzheimer s Association, Greater Idaho Chapter, Boise, Idaho. April 2005: Clinical Applications of Music Therapy. Arlene Bailey Education Conference, Alzheimer s Association, Greater Idaho Chapter, Boise, Idaho. April 2005: Music Therapy: The Experiential Component. Arlene Bailey Education Conference, Alzheimer s Association, Greater Idaho Chapter, Boise, Idaho. April 2005: Ancient Methods Modern Ways. Western Region American Music Therapy Association, Annual Conference, Sacramento, California. March 2005: Music Therapy and Art Therapy. Weber State University, Ogden, Utah. February 2005: Music Therapy and Primary Children s Medical Center: A Partnership to Improve Patient Care. Primary Children s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. December 2004: Healing Through Mandalas. An In-service presentation for administrators, staff and volunteers of Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency, Logan, UT: December 2004 August 2004: Music Therapy, Summer Seniors Program, Utah State University: April 2004: A Pilot Clinical and Research Protocol with Female Victims of Domestic Violence. Co-presenter for Continuing Education Course (CBMT). Western Region American Music Therapy Association, Annual Regional Conference, Phoenix, Arizona. July 2003: Music Therapy for Developing Life Rehabilitation Skills. Utah State Hospital, Provo, Utah. A presentation to administrators and medical professionals. October 2002: The Therapeutic Benefits of Music for Elderly Persons. Utah State Hospital, Geriatric Unit, Provo, Utah. A presentation to unit staff personnel and administrators. January 2002: Music Therapy for Persons with Parkinson Disease. Cache Valley Parkinson Support Group, Providence, Utah. November 2001: Music Imagery for Self-Discovery. Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare, Columbus, Ohio. A presentation for members of Adjunct Therapy Interdisciplinary Team of Twin Valley Behavioral and Forensic Healthcare Units.

7 7 October 1995: Classroom Diversity. Farrer Middle School, Provo, Utah. In-service presentation for middle school administration, faculty, and staff. April 1992: Assertive Discipline. Provo City School District, Provo, Utah. In-service presentations for administrators, faculty, and staff. February 1988: Using Technology for Reporting Student Progress: A Grade Program. Farrer Middle School, Provo, Utah. In-service for faculty and staff. Current Associations/Affiliations: Certification Board for Music Therapists, Certification #06481 American Music Therapy Association, Professional Member, #M12024 Western Region American Music Therapy Association, Professional Member Utah Association of Music Therapists, Professional Member Association for Music and Imaging, Professional Member References: Available upon request.