Amy Clements-Cortes, PhD, MusM, BMT

Affiliations:	2007-2016	Music	University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
	2012-	Music	Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
	2013-	Music	University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
	2014-	Interdisciplinary Studies	Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Area:

music therapy, music and health, Neurologic music therapy, dementia, palliative care, mental health, singing for health and wellness, internship, guided imagery and music

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Assistant Professor, Music and Health Research Collaboratory, University of Toronto; Instructor and Supervisor, Wilfrid Laurier University; Academic Coordinator & Instructor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Ryerson Chang School; Music Therapist and Registered Psychotherapist. Amy has extensive clinical experience working with clients at across the life span, with a specialty in older adults, dementia and palliative care. She has authored multiple peer reviewed publications, including her new 2016 book: “Voices of the Dying and Bereaved,” and she has given over 100 conference and/or invited academic presentations. Amy is Past-President of the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT), and Managing Editor of the Music and Medicine journal. She is a past President of the Canadian Association for Music Therapists, and serves on the editorial review boards for 9 International journals.