Arts & Quality of Life Research Center Conference

Posted by on December 21, 2009

THIRD ARTS AND QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH CENTER CONFERENCE

BOYER COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DANCE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

“ARTS FOR HEALING – ARTS FOR WELLNESS”
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010
8:30AM – 5:00PM
STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER, 2ND FLOOR

Conference Program
Healing Trauma through the Arts
David Read Johnson, Ph.D., RDT-BCT, Director of the Institutes for the Arts in Psychotherapy (NYC); Co-Director, Post Traumatic Stress Center (CT); Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Yale University

Arts for Wellness in the Community
Pepón Osorio, MA, Laura Carnell Professor of Community Arts, Tyler school of the Arts, Temple University

Arts Programs for Healing and Wellness at the Arts and Quality of Life Research Center
Cheryl Dileo, PhD, MT-BC, Carnell Professor of Music Therapy, Coordinator PhD Program in Music Therapy,
Director Arts and Quality of Life Research Center; Joke Bradt, PhD, MT-BC, Assistant Director, Arts and Quality of Life Research Center, Temple University

Music and Music Therapy for Healing from Depression and Stroke
Jaakko Erikkilä, PhD, Professor of Music Therapy; Esa Ala-Ruona, PhD, Music Therapist and Researcher, Music Therapy Clinic for Research and Training; Jörg Fachner, PhD, Finnish Center of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Music Research, University of Jyväskylä (Finland)

Promoting Wellness through Access to the Arts
Ermyn F. King, MA, Director of Hospital & Hospice Programs, ArtStream, Inc.; Cultural Access Project Manager/Accessibility Consultant, VSA arts of Pennsylvania

Building Community: Random Acts of Dance
Rhonda Moore, Ed.M. candidate, Sound and Movement Stage Artist and Educator, Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance Temple University

Conference attendance is free, although pre-registration is required before February 5th, 2010. Conference
attendance will be limited.

For registration and conference information, please visit: http://www.temple.edu/boyer/ResearchCenter