Karen Miller, M.M.; MT-BC

Karen Miller is an Associate Professor of Music Therapy at Indiana Wesleyan University. Prior to joining the faculty at IWU, Professor Miller served for 18 years as Professor and Director of Music Therapy at Sam Houston State University. She additionally acquired more than 10 years' experience in clinical music therapy practice, providing services to a wide variety of populations in Florida, South Carolina, and Texas. Areas of specialization include music therapy in the psychiatric treatment of adolescents, and Neurologic Music Therapy in the treatment of patients suffering from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, and Parkinson's Disease.

Professor Miller has presented clinical and research material regionally, nationally, and internationally. Her research is published in the Journal of Music Therapy and Music Therapy Perspectives. She is a Past-President of the American Music Therapy Association's Southwestern Region (SWAMTA) and former co-chair of the American Music Therapy Association’s (AMTA) Academic Program Approval Committee. She holds leadership and service roles with both the Certification Board for Music Therapists and the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy.

Professor Miller gained prior university teaching experience at both the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, and The Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Professor Miller is also a singer/songwriter and has produced two albums of original songs. Her music education and music therapy studies were completed at Oklahoma Baptist University (B.M.E.) and The Florida State University (M.M.).