Dr. Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC, is Director of the Department of Music Therapy and Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and a founding member of the International Association for Music and Medicine. An internationally recognized researcher and clinician, she leads federally funded studies and the AMEND lab exploring music therapy’s impact on pain, stress, mental health, and respiratory care across diverse populations.

Dr. Joy Allen, Ph.D., MT-BC, is an accomplished clinician, researcher, and educator with extensive experience in psychological health, pain management, and trauma-informed education and supervision. She has presented on 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 author of chapters on adult oncology, pain management, and medical music therapy. Allen regular consults with community and higher education leaders on music therapy programs and curriculum development. She continues to serve in numerous capacities for the American Music Therapy Association, including as the executive board chair for the New England region, as well as serving on the Research Committee, Assembly of Delegates, and the Judicial Review Board. Lastly, she has served as a reviewer for the following journals: Nordic Journal of Music Therapy; Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy; and Music and Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Journal.

Conference History

The history of ISQRMM spans from our inaugural conference in 2011 at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, USA, which was rated among the best conferences by the Utah Business Bureau. This was followed by another very successful second biennial conference in July 2013 at  The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Its third biennial conference was held on July 24-26, 2015 at The Immaculata University in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. The forth biennial conference was held on July 24-26, 2017 at The University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT. The fifth biennial conference was held on July 24-26, 2017 at Molloy University, in Rockville Center, New York. The sixth and the seventh biennial conferences were held on virtually on June 19- 20, 2021 and June 3, 2023 respectively. The 8^th biennial conference was held at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 14-15, 2025.