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Research and the Ph.D.: My Third “Child”

October 17, 2013
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I am beginning to understanding that my Ph.D. will be my third child. There’s a surprising amount of shared experiences involved in bringing a human being into this world and adding three little letters behind your name. There is the emotional, mental, and physical fatigue. Feelings of needing to push (which is biological when giving […]

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Behind the Research Cake

October 3, 2013
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I don’t have any data to support this, but I’d venture to guess that most people interact with research when they read a journal article or hear a news-worthy soundbite. In essence, most people are seeing the final product, a perfectly frosted cake sitting prettily in the middle of the table. What they don’t see […]

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When Academia and Social Media Collide

July 11, 2013

It’s not too often that my academic and social media worlds collide. But now they have. I had known that you could cite blog posts and emails in scholarly work, but apparently you can do that same for YouTube videos, tweets, and Facebook posts as well. And thanks to the folks at Teachbytes, there is […]

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Seeds of Inspiration and the Clinical-Research Feedback Loop

June 7, 2013
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It struck me recently that I am now two years into a PhD program, yet have spent relatively little time actually blogging about my program and what I’m working on! This is a change for me as my first several years of blogging were centered around sharing my experiences and what I was learning. But […]

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Defining Emotion Regulation

June 7, 2012
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Last week, I wrote about the importance of clear writing and talking when making a concept easy to understand. This week, I will put it into practice. I am struggling with clearly defining, writing, and talking about my research interest: the effect of music on emotion regulation. The first hurdle is to define “emotion regulation” […]

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Accessible Ideas = Clear Thinking = Clear Writing + Clear Talking

May 31, 2012
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At this point in my career–more specifically my career in academia–it’s helpful to have a research idea or focus in mind. Though not vital since I’m still a year out from working on my dissertation proposal, it helps. Why? With a research intent in mind, you can gear all your coursework papers and projects around […]

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What is Evidence-Based Practice?

April 13, 2011
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If you ever have a chance to go to a session on evidence-based practice (EBP) by Drs. Blythe Lagasse and Robin Edwards, DO! Trust me…it’s worth it. I’ve been to a couple of their EBP sessions, including one at the Midwestern regional music therapy conference last week. I like their sessions because they manage to […]

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6 Quick Tips for Organizing Your Excel Spreadsheet

August 24, 2010
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I love Excel spreadsheets. I don’t know if it’s because it satisfies my nerdy desire to be organized or because there’s so much you can do with it. Probably a little of both, honestly. Spreadsheets are incredibly powerful, functional, versatile tools you can use to organize almost any sort of information. For example: Passwords Project […]

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Top 5 Music Therapy Topics of the Past 3 Weeks

July 13, 2010
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I’m baaaack! It feels like it’s been a long time since I wrote! A lot has happened in the past couple of weeks: I’ve traveled with two young kids, moved to a new house, invaded my mom’s house for a couple weeks, attended a family wedding, spent time on the beach, and overall took it […]

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