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DR. VIEGA, who received his Ph.D. from Temple University in 2013, joined the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University ini 2018. He is an Associate Professor of Music in Music Therapy, and the Undergraduate Coordinator. Dr. Viega has published and presented internationally on a wide range of topics such as Hip Hop and music therapy, arts-based research methodologies, digital technology and therapeutic songwriting, and music therapy and adolescent development. He is an editor of the newly released 2nd Edition of The Music Therapy Handbook. As a music therapy clinician, he has worked extensively with children and adolescents who have experienced childhood adversity and trauma, and is a Fellow in the Association of Music and Imagery. He serves on the editorial board for Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy.

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Viega, M., dos Santos, A., & Wheeler, B. L. (Eds.). (2025). Music therapy handbook (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.https://www.guilford.com/books/Music-Therapy-Handbook/Viega-Santos-Wheeler/9781462556922?srsltid=AfmBOopIVTkIOcWOAERIBMegqTIgYvU5CnjosSTle63wpdKpjuK12-GL

Viega, M. (2023). Queering the sonic episteme in music therapy using digital music technologies. In C. Lee (Ed.), Oxford handbook for queer and trans music therapy.

Viega, M., Druziako, V., Millrod, J., & Hoberman, A. (2023). Entering the ambient: A performative collaborative autoethnography of music therapists’ improvising with digital music technologies. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy.

Yuan Low, M., McFerran, K., Carroll-Scott, A., Hassrick, E., & Viega, M. (2023). Exploring the lived experience of young autistic adults in Nordoff-Robbins music therapy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy.

Viega, M. (2022). Evaluation for arts-based research performance: Audience perceptions of Rising from the Ashes. Journal of Music Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thab018

Specialization

Music Therapy and Adolescent Development
Arts-based Research Methodologies
Humanistic Digital Technology and Music Therapy
Popular Music Cultures and Music Therapy
Therapeutic Songwriting

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Monday

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

11:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Spring

Monday

11:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Wednesday

11:30 pm - 1:00 pm

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