Music Therapy Faculty at SHSU
Hayoung A. Lim, Ph.D., MT-BC, NMT Fellow
Dr. Hayoung Lim is Assistant Professor of Music Therapy and Director of Graduate Studies in Music Therapy at Sam Houston State University. Dr. Lim's clinical background includes working with diverse population including individuals with mental illnesses, developmental disorders, medical problems, neurologic impairments, dementia, and others. She completed her music therapy internship at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL, and worked as a full time music therapist at the Cleveland Music School Settlement. Dr. Lim also worked as music therapy director at Children's Health & Education Management, Miami, FL and specialized in music therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In addition, Dr. Lim has worked as a concert cellist, performing numerous solo recitals and participating in internationally-recognized orchestra in Seoul, Korea and the U.S.
Dr. Lim's research focuses on the effect of music on children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and the effect of musical experiences on cognition, speech/language and physical rehabilitation. Her manuscripts have accepted to peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Music Therapy and Music Therapy Perspectives. Dr. Lim is a board-certified music therapist and current member of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). She earned her bachelor's degree in Cell Performance from the Catholic University of Korea, and master's degree in both Cello Performance and Music Therapy from the Illinois State University. In 2007, she received her Ph.D. degree in music education with an emphasis on music therapy from the University of Miami. Her dissertation title was "The Effect of Developmental Speech-Language Training through Music in Speech Production in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders."
Karen E. Miller, MM, MT-BC, NMT Fellow
Karen Miller is Associate Professor and Director of Music Therapy in the School of Music. Prior to joining the faculty at Sam Houston State University, Ms. Miller worked as a music therapy director, supervisor, and clinical practitioner, acquiring more than ten years' experience in clinical music therapy practice. Ms. Miller has provided full-spectrum music therapy services to a wide variety of populations in Florida, South Carolina, and Texas. She has received specialized training in Neurologic Music Therapy and is among the first fellows of the Robert F. Unkefer Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy. She has been active in community education and presentation of clinical and research material related to the field of music therapy. Ms. Miller is President of the American Music Therapy Association's Southwestern Region (SWAMTA), and she serves as an Assembly Delegate to the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). She has had research published in Music Therapy Perspectives. Ms. Miller gained prior university teaching experience at both the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California and The Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Ms. Miller is also a singer/songwriter and has produced two CD's of original songs. She performs regularly across the state of Texas. Her music education and music therapy studies were completed at Oklahoma Baptist University (B.M.E.) and The Florida State University (M.M.).
Contact Information
Hayoung A. Lim, Ph.D., MT-BC, NMT Fellow
Director of Graduate Studies in Music Therapy
School of Music
Box 2208
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas 77341-2208
Phone: 936-294-3261
Fax: 936-294-3765
Email: halim@shsu.edu
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