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Professor
Temple University
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Wendy L. Magee PhD is Professor of Music Therapy at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, teaching for both the Philadelphia and Japan campuses. She has practiced in neurological rehabilitation since 1988 as a music therapy clinician, researcher, manager and trainer (Australia, Ireland, UK and USA). As a clinician, Wendy’s experience lies with adults and children with complex needs stemming from acquired neurological conditions including traumatic brain injury, stroke, degenerative neurological illness and disorders of consciousness following acquired brain injury. Her publications span music therapy, music psychology, neuroscience, medicine, rehabilitation, psychology, and health sociology. The topics of her research use diverse methodologies with a focus on evidence-based practice in neurorehabilitation including a Cochrane Review; measurement tools in rehabilitation; music therapy and identity; and music technology in health and education (practice and innovations). Her primary research topic since 2012 has been developing and validating music-based measures for disorders of consciousness, specifically the MATADOC, based in her clinical work from 1990. Her current research collaborations include partners in the USA, UK, Europe, South America, New Zealand and China with a focus on assessment for Disorders of Consciousness. She is a recipient of a Leverhulme Travel Fellowship (Music Technology in Therapeutic and Health Settings - UK, 2009), a GRAMMY Museum Grant (Evaluating the validity, reliability, and clinical utility of the MuSICCA in children and youth with prolonged disorders of consciousness -USA, 2021), an Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Award (Developing the MATADOC for use with adults with complex needs - USA, 2016), and the Temple University Research Award (2021)
