Dr. Nicki Cohen

Professor of Music

Academic Areas:
Music Therapy, Voice, World Music

Degrees:
Ph.D. in Music Education, University of Kansas
M.A. in Vocal Performance, University of Denver
B.S. in Music Education, Duquesne University

Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC)
Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery (FAMI)

Phone: (940) 898-2523
Email: ncohen@twu.edu

Dr. Nicki Cohen has been a member of the TWU music faculty since 1992. She teaches music therapy, applied voice, and world music courses. Her publications include chapters in music therapy textbooks and research articles in professional journals such as the Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, and the Journal of the Association for Music and Imagery. Her research topics include the effects of singing on speech production for persons with neurogenic communication disorders, issues concerning graduate music therapy education, and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music.

Dr. Cohen is a regular presenter at professional conferences, has been invited to lecture on music therapy both in the United States and abroad, and has served as an external examiner for graduate theses from international universities. Her previous service contributions include Council Coordinator for the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Council on Education and Clinical Training, Chairperson of the AMTA Advisory Board for Education and Training, and President of the Association for Music and Imagery. Her vocal experience includes solo performances with the Academy in the Woods Orchestra, Denver, CO; the Central City Opera Company; the Colorado Children’s Chorale, Denver, CO; the Denver Symphony Orchestra; and the Nittany Valley Symphony, State College, PA.  Dr. Cohen is currently writing an introductory textbook on music therapy for Prentice Hall Publishers. She is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of the Association for Music and Imagery and serves on the AMTA Advisory Board for Education and Training. She is working towards achieving primary trainer status from the Association for Music and Imagery. Professor Cohen also serves on the faculty of the Anna Maria College Institute for Music and Imagery.

Related Links:

Vocal Studies Home Page
Nicki Cohen's Music Therapy and Bonny Method Website
American Music Therapy Association
Association for Music and Imagery

Courses numbers and titles:

Undergraduate

MU 2091, 2092, 4091, 4092 Voice
MU 3511, 4611 Music Therapy Documentation I and II
MU 3713 Music and World Cultures
MU 4513 Music in Therapy I
MU 4633, 4643 Psychology of Music I and II

Graduate

MU 5091, 5092 Voice
MU 5911 Advanced Music Therapy Techniques/Vocal Practicum
MU 5543 Multicultural Perspectives in Music Therapy
MU 5643 Research in Music and Behavior
MU 5973 Professional Paper
MU 5983, 5993 Thesis