Music art department

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Mary Boyle
Professor, Director of Music Therapy
Office: CH-G 214A
Phone: (845) 257-2709
E-mail: boylem@newpaltz.edu

B.M.E., University of Portland
M.A. in Music and Music Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
M.Ed. in Music Therapy, Teachers College, Columbia University
Ed. D. in Special Education Research, Teachers College, Columbia University

Dr. Mary Boyle received her doctorate in Special Education Research from Teachers College, Columbia University. She received a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon. She has been interviewed in Psychology Today concerning her research with comatose patients. Her research has been published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, the Journal of Music Therapy, and the Journal of Behavioral Education. With Dr. Robert Krout, she co-authored the Music Therapy Clinical Training Manual. She has written chapters in several books concerning music therapy, behavior analysis and physical rehabilitation.

Dr. Boyle received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching from SUNY in 1990. She served as a member of the Board of Editors of the Music Therapy Perspectives and The Behavior Analyst. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Editors of the Journal of Music Therapy