300
College Avenue
Dayton,
OH 45469-0290
Office
937-229-3985
Fax:
937-229-3916
eMail:
James.Hiller@udayton.edu
EDUCATION
Currently enrolled in Music Therapy PhD program at Temple University
Master of Music Therapy, 1994
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Music (Performance; Jazz Guitar), Cum Laude, 1982
Capital University, Columbus, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS
Music Therapist-Board Certified: Certification Board for Music
Therapists, 1994 - present.
University Faculty Authorization:
National Association for Music Therapy, 1997.
Guided Imagery and Music Level II:
Temple University, 1993.
Licensed Kindermusik Instructor; Kindermusik
International, 1997 to present.
CLINICAL
EXPERIENCE
1995
- 2000 Clinical
Program Director, Columbus Music Therapy Center of the Institute for Music
and Human Potential, Inc., Columbus, OH.
Administer
and provide music therapy
services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors with a variety of
medical, psychological, behavioral, developmental, communication, sensory, and
educational needs in home based and institutional settings.
Coordinate
music therapy services with families, case managers, and health care agencies.
Supervise
staff music therapists.
Provide
educational and in-service presentations to institutions and
professional associations.
Administrative,
financial, policy, and marketing responsibilities.
Direct and teach Kindermusik program for preschool children.
1993
- 1995 Music Therapist.
Northwestern Institute of Psychiatry, Fort Washington, PA.
Responsible
for providing group and individual music therapy services to children,
adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients with acute and chronic psychiatric
and substance abuse illness in inpatient and partial hospital settings.
1992
Music Specialist. MediPlex
Rehabilitation Hospital, Camden, New Jersey.
Provide
individual and group music therapy services for patients with traumatic brain
injuries (TBI).
COLLEGE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2001-Present
Lecturer, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Teach
undergraduate Music Therapy core courses, supervise sophomore, junior, and
senior fieldwork experiences, and advise undergraduate Music Therapy students.
2000-2001
Assistant Professor,
Ohio University, Athens, OH
Taught
Graduate and Undergraduate Music Therapy core courses, supervised fieldwork
experiences for sophomore, junior, and senior students.
1999-2000 Lecturer, University of
Dayton, Dayton, OH
Taught
undergraduate Music Therapy core courses and supervised fieldwork experiences
for sophomore and senior students.
1998-1999 Instructor, College of Mount
Saint Joseph, Cincinnati, OH
Taught
undergraduate Music Therapy core courses and supervised fieldwork experiences
for senior students.
1992-1994
Instructor, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Developed and taught Functional Music Therapy Skills and Guitar for Music Therapists courses under supervision of graduate faculty.
PERFORMANCE
EXPERIENCE
1980
- 1990 Performed
as solo guitarist/singer/songwriter throughout the Midwestern United States in
a wide variety of entertainment venues including clubs, college campuses, and
special events. Performed in local ensembles.
1985
Produced and recorded original music album.
1980
- present Perform as
guitarist/singer/arranger both as a soloist and in local ensembles in Central
Ohio.
RESEARCH
Unpublished
Master’s Thesis: Musical Improvisations of Self-Concept; Eight Case Studies,
Temple University, 1994. This was a qualitative study designed to explore
relationships between self-descriptive music improvisations, data from a
standardized self-concept test, and open-ended subject interviews.
Other Research Interests: Clinical Improvisation, Influence of Music on Client-therapist Relationships, and Music and Medicine.
2005 Member of author group writing 2nd edition of CBMT Self-Assessment Exam
2001
Functioned as Co-conference planner for the Ohio Association for Music
Therapy State Conference held at the University of Dayton, November 16-17.
2002 - present Serve on the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) Exam Committee.
PRESENTATIONS
2004 Improvisation Assessment Profiles (IAPs): Foundational Tools for Guiding and Enriching Improvisational Music Therapy Methods. (5 hr. Continuing Music Therapy Education course) Annual Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Austin, TX.
2004 The 4 Methods: Toward a Common Methodological Language for Music Therapy. Two hour workshop for the Annual Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Austin, TX.
2003 Level II training in group clinical improvisation as a music psychotherapy methodology. 5 hour Continuing Music Therapy Education workshop Annual Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Minneapolis, MN. (Proposal approved May 15, 2003)
2003 Clinical Improvisation: Foundations and procedures for facilitating individual and group experiences. 5 hour Continuing Music Therapy Education workshop sponsored by Cleveland State University and the Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association; Cleveland, OH.
2003 Meaningful Music Experiences for Special Learners. Guest Lecture, University of Dayton Graduate Music Education Program.
2003 Music Therapy in Cancer Support and Wellness Groups. Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, OH.
2003 Clinical Improvisation in Music Therapy. Guest Lecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
2002
Training in Group Clinical
Improvisation as a Music Psychotherapy Methodology. 5 hour CMTE course.
Annual Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Atlanta, GA.
2002
Educators Roundtable: Teaching
Clinical Improvisation. Co-leader; for the
Annual Conference of the American Music Therapy Association, Atlanta,
GA.
2002
Music Therapy: Methodologies and
clinical applications. Ohio Society for Medical Assistants, Dayton, OH.
2002
Rhythm Based Improvisation for
the Special Needs Student. Ohio Music Educator’s Association
Professional Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
2002
Assessment Through Music.
Ohio Music Educator’s Association Professional Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
2002
Clinical Improvisation:
Foundations and Procedures for Facilitating Individual and Group Experiences.
Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association Annual
Conference, St. Charles, IL.
2001
Beginning Strategies for Clinical
Improvisation. Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy
Association Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH.
2001
Introductory Workshop in Clinical
Improvisation in Music Therapy. Great Lakes Region of the American Music
Therapy Association Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH.
2001
Clinical Improvisation in Music
Therapy: Adult model for group/individual therapy.
Indiana Music Therapy Conference, Indianapolis,
IN.
2001
Clinical Improvisation in Music
Therapy: Generalized group/individual therapy. Guest Lecture, University
of Louisville, KY.
2000
Clinical Improvisation
Techniques; Workshop. Southwestern
Ohio Music Therapy Association, Dayton, OH.
2000
Clinical Improvisation
Techniques; Workshop. Hamilton
County Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH.
2000
Improvisation Techniques for the
Classroom and Clinic; Graduate Course (four day Intensive). University of
Dayton.
2000
Music
Therapy Techniques to Enhance Learning in the Classroom; Workshop.
Centerville City School District, Faculty Inservice.
1999
Music Therapy and Autism.
Central Ohio Autism Society, Columbus, OH.
1999
Music Therapy and Whole Brain
Development. Upper Arlington/Worthington School System Summer Institute,
Worthington, OH
1999
Clinical Improvisation: Listening
for the meaning in client improvisations. Ohio
Music Therapy Association Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
1999
Music
and the Brain: Keys to Successful Music Therapy Promotion and Practice.
Ninth World Congress of Music Therapy, Washington, DC
1998
Clinical Improvisation Assessment.
Ohio Music Therapy Association; Student Workshop, Columbus, OH.
1997
The Role of Music/Music Therapy
Programming in Developing and Enhancing Therapeutic Relationships. Fall
Conference; Ohio Activity Therapy Association, Springfield, OH.
1996
The New Philosophy of Community
Music Therapy; Health, Safety, and Choice. National Music Therapy
Conference; National Association for Music Therapy, Nashville, TN.
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIP
American
Music Therapy Association, Inc.
Member,
professional 1994 to present.
Mid-Atlantic
Region Association for Music Therapy
Member,
student, professional 1993 - 1995
Great
Lakes Regional Music Therapy Association
Member, professional 1995 to present.
Ohio
Music Therapy Association
Member, professional 1999 to present.