Robbins Wins AMTA Presidential Award

Dr. Clive Robbins, founding director of NYU Steinhardt's Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy, was awarded the American Music Therapy Association's Presidential Award at this year's conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The award honored Dr. Robbins' lifelong clinical work and research in the field of music therapy. For a complete bio of Dr. Robbins, click here.

At the 2007 conference, Alan Turry, managing director of the Center, discussed his research as part of the Music Therapy Innovator Series. Michele Ritholz, senior music therapist, organized a well-attended training institute dedicated to the Nordoff-Robbins approach with contributions from Center staff, including John Mahoney, music therapist.

Among the highlights of the conference was a clinical case presentation by Jacqueline Birnbaum describing her music therapy work with a young girl who was adopted from China.