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Biography

I am a staff counselor in the Counseling Services since 2023.  I provide counseling support to students, and developed the Navigating Relationships seminar. 

Education

  • MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Duquesne University
  • Ph.D., Temple University
  • M.M.T., Temple University
  • B.M., Michigan State University

Areas of Expertise

  • Interpretivist thematic analysis
  • Music therapy pedagogy
  • Guided imagery and music
  • Music therapy and mental health
  • Music therapy and older adults

Departments, Centers, and Offices

  • Abbott, E. A. (2019). The individual form of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music. In D. Grocke (Ed.), Guided Imagery and Music the Bonny Method and Beyond (2nd Edition; pp. 27-40). Dallas, Texas. Barcelona.
  • Abbott, E. A. (2018). Elaine Abbott. In J. Mahoney (Ed.), The Lives of Music Therapists: Profiles in Creativity - Volume 3 (pp. 19-45). Dallas, Texas. Barcelona.
  • Abbott, E. A. (2016). Reviewing the literature. In B. Wheeler & K. Murphy (Ed.), Music Therapy Research (3rd Edition; pp. 136-150). Dallas, Texas. Barcelona.
  • Abbott, E. A. (2013). Elderly residents in nursing facilities. In L. Eyre (Ed.), Guidelines for Music Therapy Practice: Mental Health of Adolescents and Adults (pp. 685-717). Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.
  • Abbott, E. A. (2013). Personal therapy requirements for training in Bonny method of guided imagery and music: Traditional and modified sessions. In K. Bruscia (Ed.), Self-Experiences in Music Therapy Education (pp. 373-386). Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.
  • Abbott, E. A. & Avins, K. (2006). Music, health and well-being. In E. R. Mackenzie & B. Rakel (Ed.s), Holistic Approaches to Healthy Aging: Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Older Adults (pp. 97-110). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
  • Abbott, E. A. (2019). Music therapists' goal and objective writing practices. Music Therapy Perspectives. Early access publication on December 4 at: https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miz018
  • Abbott, E. A. (2017). Subjective observation in music therapy: A study of student practicum logs. Music Therapy Perspectives. Early access publication on March 8 at: https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/mix001
  • Abbott, E. A. (2017). Characterizing objective observations in music therapy: A study of student practicum logs. Music Therapy Perspectives, 35(1), 71-78. 
  • Abbott, E. A. & Sanders, L. (2013). Perspectives of paraeducators on collaboration in music therapy sessions. The Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 19(1), 47-65.
  • Abbott, E. A. & Sanders, L. (2012). Paraeducators' perceptions of music therapy sessions. Music Therapy Perspectives, 30(2), 145-150.
  • Abbott, E. (2010). The Bonny Method: Training Innovations at Anna Maria College. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 10(3).
  • Abbott, E. A. (2007-08). Facilitating guided imagery and music: What therapists intend, experience, do. Journal of the Association for Music and Imagery, 11, 1-20.
  • Abbott, E. A. (2006). The Administration of Music Therapy Training Clinics: A Descriptive Study. Journal of Music Therapy, 43(1), 63-81.
  • Abbott, E. A. (2005). Client Experiences with the Music in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music. In A. Meadows (Ed.), Qualitative Inquires in Music Therapy, Volume 2 (pp. 36-61). Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers.
  • Abbott, E. A., Bruscia, K. E., Cadesky, N., Condron, D., Hunt, A., Miller, D. M., & Thomae, L. (2005). A collaborative heuristic analysis of Imagery-M: A classical music program used in guided imagery and music. In A. Meadows (Ed.), Qualitative Inquires in Music Therapy, Volume 2 (pp. 1-35). Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers.
  • Conceptualizing Goals and Objectives: Thinking About How to Write Them
    Refereed 50-minute didactic session. Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Online, June 7, 2020.
  • 2018 American Music Therapy Association Leadership Academy
    Invited 3-hour continuing education course with Sara Cannon, MA, MT-BC; Jennifer Geiger, MA, MT-BC; and Meredith Pizzi, MPA, MT-BC. American Music Therapy Association National Conference, Dallas, Texas, November 17, 2018.
  • Assessing Students Readiness to Enter the Professional World
    Refereed 100-minute panel presentation with Brian Abrams, PhD, MT-BC; Eileen Garwood, PhD, MT-BC; Andrea McGraw-Hunt, PhD, MT-BC; Nancy Jackson, PhD, MT-BC; and Kathleen Murphy, PhD, MT-BC. Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 13, 2018.
  • Introduction: The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music
    Refereed 75-minute didactic session with Louise Dimiceli-Mitran, MA, LCPC, MT-BC, FAMI.
    1. National Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Saint Louis, MO, November 18, 2017.
    2. National Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Sandusky, OH, November 12, 2016.
  • Teaching Objectivity: Concepts for Learning
    1. Refereed 100-minute didactic session. Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 19, 2016.
    2. Refereed 120-minute didactic session. Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 16, 2016.
  • Listening for Therapeutic Potentials in Pre-recorded Music
    Refereed 100-minute didactic session. Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Ocean City, Maryland, March 20, 2015.
  • Musicians' Health & Wellness: Important Topics for Students, Faculty and Clinicians
    1. Refereed 100-minute didactic session. Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Buffalo, New York, April 11, 2014
    2. Refereed 120-minute didactic session. National Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Louisville, Kentucky, November 8, 2014.
  • Music and Imagery: A Clinical Method for Self-Reflection
    1. Refereed 60-minute didactic session. National Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Jacksonville, Florida, November 24, 2013.
    2. Referred 50-minute didactic session. Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Buffalo, New York, April 12, 2014
  • Paraeducators' Perceptions of Music Therapy Sessions
    1. Refereed poster presentation with Linda Sanders, MRE, MT-BC. National Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, St. Charles, Illinois, October 12, 2012.
    2. Refereed 50-minute didactic session with Linda Sanders, MRE, MT-BC. Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Scranton, Pennsylvania, April 5, 2013
  • What Paraprofessionals Want Music Therapists To Know
    1. Refereed 50-minute didactic session with Linda Sanders, MRE, MT-BC. Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Timonium, Maryland, March 22, 2012.
    2.Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 13, 2012.
  • Learn More to Be More: A Panel Presentation on Supervision
    Refereed 50-minute panel discussion with Deborah Benkovitz, LSW, MSW, MT-BC; Gretchen Chardos Benner, MT-BC, LSW; Brigette K. Sutton, MA, MT-BC; Aaron K. Teague, MA, MT-BC, Carol L. Shultis, M.Ed, MT-BC, LPC
    Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Timonium, Maryland, March 24, 2012.
  • A Music Therapy Research Process: The Collaboration of a Clinician and Academician.
    Refereed 50-minute didactic and experiential session with Linda Sanders, MRE, MT-BC. National Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 20, 2011.
  • Exploring the Possibilities: Professional Collaboration in the Arts Therapies.
    Refereed 90-minute didactic and experiential session with Nancy Jackson, PhD, MT-BC and Annie Heiderscheit, PhD, MT-BC. Expressive Arts Therapies Summit, New York City, New York, November 12, 2011.
  • Living as a Music Therapist: What's Up With That?
    1. Refereed 90-minute didactic and experiential session. Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, March 2011.
    2. Refereed 50-minute didactic and experiential session. National Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Cleveland, Ohio, November 19, 2010
  • Focusing and Containing Therapeutic Work in Guided Imagery and Music.
    Refereed 90-minute didactic and interactive lecture.
    1. New England Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Westbrook, Connecticut, March 19, 2010.
    2. Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 16, 2010.
  • Music & Imagery Part I: Supportive and Re-educative Music & Imagery.
    Refereed 90-minute panel presentation of case studies with Francis Goldberg, Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff, Jody Conradi Stark, Laura Pawuk, and Deborah Phelps.
    The Twentieth International Conference of the Association for Music and Imagery, Chicago, Illinois, June 25, 2009.
  • Using Intention to Help Guide Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music Sessions.
    Refereed 90-minute didactic lecture.
    Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 7, 2009.
  • Client Reactions to Music in Imagery-Based Psychotherapy.
    Refereed poster presentation. Temple University Qualitative Research Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March, 2003.