Western Illinois University College of Fine Arts and Communication

Jennifer Jones

Jennifer D. Jones, Ph.D., MT-BC, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Music Therapy, joined the faculty at Western Illinois University Fall 2006. Dr. Jones holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy from Tennessee Tech University (1992), a Masters of Music in Music Therapy from Florida State University (1998), and a PhD in Music Education and Therapy from Florida State University (2006). Her college teaching experiences include a two-year period on the faculty at Tennessee Tech as visiting assistant professor and three years as a teaching assistant/instructor at Florida State University during her doctoral work. Additionally, Dr. Jones has extensive experience as clinical music therapist treating children through adults with psychiatric illnesses, teens and adults in recovery for substance abuse, women with eating disorders, infants and toddlers with developmental delays, younger and older adults with physical and cognitive deficits, and medical music therapy experience with adults with cancer, orthopedic, and neurological disorders. She is an active member of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and served as Parliamentarian for the Assembly of Delegates since 2002, chaired regional conferences and committees, and served as Secretary and Vice-President to the Southeastern Region of AMTA. Her research has been published in Journal of Music Therapy, Southern Music Educator's Journal, Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, and Music Therapy Perspectives.

Office location: Browne Hall 211
Office phone: 309-298-1187
Email: JD-Jones2@wiu.edu

 

 

[ Music ] [ College of Fine Arts and Communication ] [ Western Illinois University ] School of Music | 1 University Circle | Macomb, IL 61455 E-mail: music@wiu.edu | Phone: 309/298-1544 | Fax: 309-298-1968 Last updated: August 26, 2007