Dr. Nicki Cohen

Professor of Music

Academic Areas:
Music Therapy, Voice, World Music

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Music Education, University of Kansas
M.A. in Vocal Performance, University of Denver
B.S. in Music Education, Duquesne University

Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC)
Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery (FAMI)

Phone: (940) 898-2523
Email: ncohen@twu.edu

 

 

Dr. Nicki Cohen has been a member of the TWU music faculty since 1992. She serves as the Coordinator of Vocal Studies and Professor of Music Therapy. Her publications include chapters in music therapy textbooks and research articles in professional journals such as the Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, and the Journal of the Association for Music and Imagery. Her research topics include the effects of singing on speech production for persons with neurogenic communication disorders, graduate music therapy education, and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music. Dr. Cohen is a Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery, offers Bonny Method sessions and supervisions, and is working towards primary trainer status from the Association for Music and Imagery.

Dr. Cohen is a regular presenter at professional conferences, has been invited to lecture on music therapy both in the United States and abroad, and has served as an external examiner for graduate theses from international universities. She is currently a member of the editorial board for the Journal of the Association for Music and Imagery. Her previous service contributions include membership on the Board of Directors for the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), Council Coordinator for the AMTA Council on Education and Clinical Training, Chairperson of the AMTA Advisory Board for Education and Training, and President of the Association for Music and Imagery. Her vocal experience includes solo performances with the Academy in the Woods Orchestra, Denver, CO; the Central City Opera Company, Central City, CO; the Colorado Children’s Chorale, Denver, CO; the Denver Symphony Orchestra; and the Nittany Valley Symphony, State College, PA.

Related Links:

Vocal Studies Home Page
Nicki Cohen's Music Therapy and Bonny Method Website
American Music Therapy Association
Association for Music and Imagery

Courses numbers and titles:

Undergraduate

MU 2091, 2092, 4091, 4092 Voice
MU 3511, 4611 Music Therapy Documentation I and II
MU 3713 Music and World Cultures
MU 4513 Music in Therapy I
MU 4633, 4643 Psychology of Music I and II

Graduate

MU 5091, 5092 Voice
MU 5911 Advanced Music Therapy Techniques/Vocal Practicum
MU 5543 Multicultural Perspectives in Music Therapy
MU 5643 Research in Music and Behavior
MU 5973 Professional Paper
MU 5983, 5993 Thesis