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2016 Scholars

Meganne K. Masko, PhD, MT-BC/L

Meganne K. Masko

 

Department of Music and Technology in the Purdue School of Engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Meganne K. Masko, PhD, MT-BC/L is a board certified and licensed music therapist. Her clinical specialties include adult oncology, palliative, and hospice care. Dr. Masko’s teaching areas of expertise include music cognition, music therapy theories and methods, and research methods. Dr. Masko earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Drake University, and her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from The University of Iowa. She is a collaborative scientist whose research explores possible epigenomic responses to music therapy, as well as the mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of music therapy in addressing the spiritual care needs of patients at end-of-life. Dr. Masko recently served as part of the National Institutes of Health Early Career Reviewer program. She is currently the Music Therapy Program Director at The University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, but will be joining the faculty of the Department of Music and Technology in the Purdue School of Engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in August of 2016.