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Academic Program Approval Committee

Committee Description

To contact a committee member, search for that name in the individual directory online. Committee Goals: 1. To support the establishment and maintenance of standards of excellence for education and clinical training in the field through collaboration with appropriate association bodies (e.g. other national committees and the Education and Training Advisory Board). 2. To utilize these standards as evaluative criteria for recommending approval for academic institutions upon initial application and review, and every ten years thereafter in conjunction with the NASM accreditation/affirmation review.

Committee Leadership

	Rebecca L. Engen (Co-Chairperson) Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Music Therapy Alverno College Milwaukee, WI United States
	Dr. Michael L. Zanders (Co-Chairperson) Assistant professor of music therapy Temple University Springfield, PA United States
	Melita J. Belgrave (Committee Representative - At Large) Mesa, AZ United States
	Dr. Laura S Brown (Committee Representative - At Large) Appalachian State University Boone, NC United States
	Alejandra J. Ferrer (Committee Representative - At Large) Coordinator of Music Therapy/Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Belmont University Pegram, TN United States
	Maureen C. Hearns (Committee Representative - At Large) Hyde Park, UT United States
	Mrs. Melissa E. Heffner (Committee Representative - Southwestern Region) Denton, TX United States
	Nicole Jacobs (Committee Representative - Midwestern Region) Executive Director Lincoln Music Therapy Services Lincoln, NE United States
	Betsey King (Committee Representative - At Large) Rochester, NY United States
	Ms. Christine Ann Korb (Committee Representative - Western Region) Director of Music Therapy Pacific University Portland, OR United States
	Dr. Chih-Chen Sophia Lee (Committee Representative - At Large) Director of Music Therapy, Ass. Prof. Southwestern Oklahoma St U Weatherford, OK United States
	Ms. Carmen E. Osburn (Committee Representative - Southeastern Region) Professor, Director of Music Therapy Columbus, MS United States
	Suzanne Nowikas Sorel (Committee Representative - Mid-Atlantic Region) New York, NY United States
	Heather Bloam Wagner (Committee Representative - New England Region) Berlin, CT United States
	Jane P. Creagan (Committee Representative) American Music Therapy Association, Inc. Silver Spring, MD United States
	Mrs. Marilyn I. Sandness Melbourne, FL United States

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