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Personal Information
About
I am a board-certified music therapist that aspires to center culturally humble and critically reflexive approaches to music therapy practice, pedagogy, and research. My work focuses on critical, inclusive, and accessible pedagogies; community-based, resource-oriented music therapy with youth who have experienced trauma and loss; suicide prevention in music therapy; and supporting LGBTQIA2+ students and music therapy service users.
Education/Academic qualification
B.A. Music, concentration in Psychology, Bard College
Ph.D. Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University
M.S. Music Therapy, Indiana University
Music Therapy Equivalency Certificate, Indiana University
External positions
Faculty Member, BuildaBridge International Restorative Arts Institute
Jan 1 2019 → Jan 1 2020
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Drexel University
Jan 1 2018 → Jan 1 2020
Adjunct Faculty, Drexel University
Jan 1 2017 → Jan 1 2020
Adjunct Faculty, LaSalle University
Jan 1 2017 → Jan 1 2018
Disciplines
- Music
- Music Therapy
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Intersections of trauma and grief: Navigating multilayered terrain in music therapy to support youth through bereavement
Myers-Coffman, K., Jul 2024, In: Arts in Psychotherapy. 89, 102166.Research & Scholarship: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interactive music therapy for chronic pain management in people with advanced cancer: A mechanistic study.
Bradt, J., Leader, A., Worster, B. & Myers-Coffman, K., 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 41Research & Scholarship: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Portraits of Everyday Practice in Music
Potvin, N. & Myers-Coffman, K., May 12 2023Research & Scholarship: Book/Report › Book
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The ebb and flow of the therapeutic journey: Adjusting theoretical orientations in clinical practice.
Myers-Coffman, K., May 12 2023Research & Scholarship: Book/Report › Book
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Conducting Clinical Studies in Community Health Settings: Challenges and Opportunities for Music Therapists
Lacson, C., Myers-Coffman, K., Kesslick, A., Krater, C. & Bradt, J., Apr 1 2021, In: Music Therapy Perspectives. 39, 1Research & Scholarship: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 5 Membership of network
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American Association for Suicidology (External organization)
Myers-Coffman, K. (Member)
Jan 1 2021 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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National Alliance for Grieving Children (External organization)
Myers-Coffman, K. (Member)
Jan 1 2016 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Mixed Methods International Research Association (External organization)
Myers-Coffman, K. (Member)
Jan 1 2015 → Jan 1 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Mid-Atlantic Region of American Music Therapy Association (External organization)
Myers-Coffman, K. (Member)
Jan 1 2014 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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American Music Therapy Association (External organization)
Myers-Coffman, K. (Member)
Jan 1 2010 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Honors & Awards
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American Music Therapy Association Mid-Atlantic Region Service Award - 2023
Myers-Coffman, K. (Recipient), 2023
Honor & Award: Prize (including medals and awards)
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American Music Therapy Association Arthur Flagler Fultz Award - 2019
Myers-Coffman, K. (Recipient), 2019
Honor & Award: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Drexel University Department of Creative Arts Therapies Research Promise Award - 2018
Myers-Coffman, K. (Recipient), 2018
Honor & Award: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Marian Chase Foundation of the American Dance Therapy Association Scholarship Award - 2018
Myers-Coffman, K. (Recipient), 2018
Honor & Award: Prize (including medals and awards)