Lauren DiMaio

Lauren DiMaio earned her undergraduate degree in music therapy from Berklee College of Music and her master’s and Ph.D. in music therapy from Temple University. She has spent most of her 16 years as a clinician in hospice work, serving as a bereavement manager and working with grief choirs. She is passionate about end-of-life and bereavement work in music therapy. Throughout her career, she has created five different grief choirs, giving choir members the opportunity to honor someone who has died through music, to find support in a musical ensemble, and to help the public better understand grief through their performances. She has also published multiple chapters on education related to music therapy and ethical thinking in music therapy.

DiMaio was a National Roster internship director for 12 years and supervised practicum students. She is co-chair of the American Music Therapy Association’s internship approval committee (AIAC) and was regional representative on that committee before co-chairing. She cares deeply about students, their education, and their internship experiences.