Barbara Hesser
Associate Professor of Music Therapy with a joint appointment in Applied Psychology: Director of Music Therapy and the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at NYU
Phone: (212) 998-5452
Email: barbara.hesser@nyu.edu
Barbara Hesser is Director of the Music Therapy program at New York University. In this capacity she coordinates the Masters and Doctorate of the Arts Degree programs, is the Program Director of the Nordoff‑Robbins Music Therapy Center, and is the program liaison for the Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)Training. In addition to her teaching responsibilities at NYU, she has given courses, workshops and lectures in many countries throughout the world. Professionally, Professor Hesser served the American Association for Music Therapy (AAMT) as President, Vice President, Co‑Chairman of the Education and Training Committee, Editor of the first AAMT journal Music Therapy and as a member of the Editorial Board of that journal for 15 years. She was also a member of the Commission on Education and Training for the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). She has served as a founding member and Publicity Chairman of the World Federation of Music Therapy. Among her publications, she has co‑authored the ôEssential Competencies for the Practice of Music Therapyö which has been used by AAMT, CAMT and now the AMTA as a document for standards of education and training in the profession. Professor Hesser maintains a music therapy private practice, and is a Fellow in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM).
Editorial Boards
- Music Therapy Perspectives, Editorial Board Member
- Arts Praxis, Editorial Board Member
Research Interests
- Music Therapy with all Clinical Populations
- Music Psychotherapy, Group and Individual
- Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy
- Guided Imagery and Music