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FEATURED SPEAKERS

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Mary Adamek, Ph.D.,  MT-BC

Professor of Music Therapy
Director of the Music Therapy Program
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Teaching Music to Older Students with Disabilities: Enjoyment, Engagement and Transition Skills
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Suzanne Bartlett, M.D., FACOG, ABOIM

Integrative Medicine & OB Gyn Physician 
Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar Falls, IA
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Gretta Berghammer

Professor of Theatre, University of Northern Iowa
Director of Sturgis Youth Theatre
Director of Spectrum Theatre
Cedar Falls, IA
Spectrum Theatre
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Alyson Beytien

Behavior Specialist for the Mercy Autism Center in Dubuque, IA 
Parent/teacher trainer and mother of 3 sons with autism

Dubuque, IA
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Rhoda Bernard, Ed.D.

Director of Professional Education at the Boston Conservatory
Director of The Boston Conservatory Program for Students on the Autism Spectrum.
Boston, MA
The Boston Conservatory Program for Students on the Autism Spectrum: Initiatives in Music Education, Performance, and Teacher Education
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Gillian J. Furniss, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Art Education
Art and Design Department
Mississippi University For Women
Columbus, MS 
The Necessary Centrality of the Arts
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Melanie Harms, Ph.D., MT-BC

Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
Wartburg College
Waverly, IA
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Amy Hourigan, MT-BC

Music Therapy Connections, LLC
Ball State University Prism Project
Muncie, IN
How to know what to do: Making thoughtful musical decisions that work for your students with Autism
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Amanda Newman-Godfrey, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor Art Education
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA
Moore College Art and Design - Art Education Program
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Lauren Stichter

Adjunct Professor
Moore College of Art and Design
Chairperson for Special Needs in Art Education, Pennsylvania Art Education Association
Philadelphia, PA
Moore College Art and Design - Art Education Program
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