Faculty Biography

Betsey King, Assistant Professor


Contact:
(585) 389-2724
bking2@naz.edu


Departmental Responsibilities:
Music Therapy Program Director


Education:
University of Kansas, Ph.D.
Southern Methodist University, MMT
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, BM



Biography:
Betsey King began her music career as a violinist, studying with Dorothy DeLay at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.  She has been a board-certified music therapist since 1984, working in a wide range of clinical areas including special education, physical rehabilitation, medical, forensic and gerontology settings. Prior to coming to Nazareth, she served as assistant professor and head of the Music Therapy Department at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She received a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. 

As the co-founder of  Prelude Music Therapy, Dr. King has created and authored songbooks, therapy materials, and instructional texts, many of which are used in university and internship programs throughout the U.S.  With Kathleen Coleman, she is the author of the SEMTAP: Special Education Music Therapy Assessment Process, an evaluation tool now in use across the country.  Her book, Music Therapy: Another Path to Learning and Communication for Children in the Autism Spectrum is in its third printing with Future Horizons, Inc.

Professor King is a frequent lecturer, workshop leader, and journal author.  Past research topics have included assessment and patient/family support in traumatic brain injury recovery.  Her current research is focused on the cognitive, emotional, and physical effects of harmonic progressions and events.