Joy Allen, PhD., MT-BC is an active clinician, researcher, and educator with extensive experience in psychological health, pain management, and trauma-informed education and supervision.  She has presented her work at several peer-reviewed conferences, including regional, national and international music therapy and music and health-related conferences.  She is the editor of Guidelines for Music Therapy: Adult Medical Care, and the author of chapters on adult oncology, pain management, trauma-informed care, and medical music therapy.  Dr. Allen is a sought-after consultant with the community and higher education leaders on music therapy and music and health program and curriculum development, including certificate programs in music and health, targeting musicians, healthcare workers, and community leaders looking to develop beginning knowledge and skills in research, program development, community engagement, and/or entrepreneurship within the music and health landscape. In addition to serving as Chair, of Music Therapy, Dr. Allen is the Founding and Acting Director, of Music & Health Institute, Berklee College of Music.  In her work with the Music and Health Institute, Dr. Allen >curates interdisciplinary programs and training; formulated a team of experts to design and continue to develop Berklee Remix, Music and Health: A first of its kind open access clearinghouse of research and related resources that includes the first ever music and health taxonomy based on the health continuum and related music and health expertise; and developed the Music & Health Innovation Studio, to incubate and accelerate the development of music informed, solution-focused resources for a wide range of healthcare challenges impacting our global communities.