Lauren DiMaio, Ph.D., MT-BC

Contact

ldimaio@twu.edu
940-898-2494

Education

Ph.D., Music Therapy, Temple University
M.M., Music Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
B.Mus., Music Therapy, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA

Expertise

Music Therapy; End of Life Music Therapy; Bereavement Music Therapy; Ethical Thinking in Music Therapy Education

Latest Articles

Applying Integral Thinking to Music Therapy Education
Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy (2023)
Lauren DiMaio, Trish Winter

Electrophysiological evidence of sustained attention to music among conscious participants and unresponsive hospice patients at the end of life
Clinical Neurophysiology (2022)
Elizabeth G. Blundon, Romayne Gallagher, Lauren DiMaio, Lawrence M. Ward

Students' Mental Health and the Voice Studio: How to help without losing lesson time.
Journal of Singing, The (2022)
Denise Bernadrini, Lauren DiMaio

Ethics in Music Therapy Education: Four points to consider
Music Therapy Perspectives (2020)
Lauren DiMaio, Becky Engen

Grief choir: A retrospective narrative study of lived experiences.
Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy: A Monograph Series (2019)
Lauren DiMaio

Countertransference in End-of-Life Music Therapy.
Music Therapy Perspectives (2017)
Anne Wilkerson, Lauren DiMaio, Yumiko Sato

Exploring the Role of Music in Grief
Bereavement Care (2017)
Lauren DiMaio, Alexa Economos

Chapters

A Content Anlysis of Bereavement Music Therapists Interviews
in Using the Creative Therapies to Cope with Grief and Loss | Charles C Thomas (2015)
Lauren DiMaio

Recent Presentations

Trends of Ethical Dilemmas in Music Therapy in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Survey
Southwestern Region of the American Music Therapy Association (2023)
Poster | Della Molloy-Daughtery, Lauren DiMaio, Rebecca West

Supervising the National Roster Intern
Southwestern Region of the American Music Therapy Association (2023)
Faculty Workshop | Lauren DiMaio, Madison Michelle

Voices of Grief
Star Center Student Conference (2021)
Podium | Lauren DiMaio

A Virtual Grief Choir and Students' Perceptions in Practicum
American Music Therapy Association SW Regional Conference (2021)
Paper | Lauren DiMaio, Grace Ramsey, Bailey Smyers

Ask the Experts: Everything Professional--Education, Internship, and Beyond
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2021)
Round Table | Rebecca Engen, Lauren DiMaio, Deanna Hanson-Abromeit

Integral Thinking: A Comprehensive Approach to Music Therapy
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2021)
Paper | Rebecca West, Della Molloy-Daugherty, Lauren DiMaio

Educators and Internship Director's Roundtable
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2021)
Round Table | Lauren DiMaio

Supervising the National Roster Intern
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2021)
Faculty Workshop | Lauren DiMaio

The use of integral thinking in bereavement and music therapy
TWU MT Symposium (2020)
Symposium Paper | Lauren DiMaio

Integral Thinking: A Model for Music Therapy Curriculum Design and Implementation
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2020)
Paper | Lauren DiMaio, Trish Winter, Seyoung Jung

Supervising the National Roster Intern
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2020)
Faculty Workshop | Lauren DiMaio

Ethical Thinking in Music Therapy
Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association (2020)
Paper | Lauren DiMaio, Becky Engen, Maya Johnston

Educators and Internship Director's Roundtable
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2020)
Paper | Lauren DiMaio

Supervising the National Roster Intern
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2019)
Faculty Workshop | Lauren DiMaio

Supervising the National Roster Intern
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2018)
Faculty Workshop | Lauren DiMaio

The Psychology of Performing
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2018)
Paper | Lauren DiMaio

Ethical Practice for the Music Therapist in End of Life and Bereavement Care.
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2018)
Faculty Workshop | Lauren DiMaio, Noah Potvin, Alexa Economos

Voices of Grief.
2nd Annual Braswell Symposium: Music Therapy and Older Adults: Finding Meaning and Strategies for Enhancing Health (2018)
Podium | Lauren DiMaio

Supervising the National Roster Intern
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2017)
Faculty Workshop | Lauren DiMaio

Music Therapy and Gerontology
Charlotte, NC for a graduate class of Gerontological students at UNCC, invited by Dr. Julian Montoro-Rodriguez (2017)
Paper | Lauren DiMaio

Music, Death and Mystery- Perception on Clinical Practice During Imminent
American Music Therapy Association Conference (2017)
Paper | Lauren DiMaio, Cathleen Flynn, Noah Potvin

Honors & Awards

• Graduate School Certificate of Appreciation, TWU (2023)
• Outstanding Faculty award through Housing and Dining, TWU (2023)
• Music Therapy Research Award, Temple University (2017)