Joy Allen
Joy Allen, PhD, MT-BC, is an active clinician, researcher, and educator with extensive experience in psychological health, medical music therapy, and trauma-informed education and supervision. She is a sought-after consultant with community and higher education leaders on music therapy and music-and-health program curriculum development. Her work includes creating training programs in music and health that target musicians, healthcare workers, and community members seeking to develop knowledge and skills in research, program development, community engagement, and entrepreneurship within the music-and-health landscape. She has presented her work at several peer-reviewed conferences, including regional, national, and international music therapy and music-and-health-related events. In addition to serving as chair of Music Therapy, Allen is the founding director of the Music and Health Institute at Berklee College of Music. At the institute, she curates programs and trainings, maintains a repository of music-and-health-related research, and has designed a one-of-a-kind Music and Health Innovation Studio. This studio incubates and accelerates the development of music-informed, solution-focused resources for a wide range of healthcare challenges impacting our global communities.