Research, Publications, and Presentations

Published Research

Music Therapy History

Sevcik, E. E. (2022). Eva Augusta Vescelius: Life and music career before 1900. Journal of Music Therapy, 59(2), 176–203. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thac004.

Sevcik, E. E. (2023). Gender and the historical narrative of music therapy: A historiographic study of the contributions of Eva Augusta Vescelius. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Iowa]. ProQuest.

Dual-Trained Music Therapists

Sevcik, E., Jones, J., & Myers, C. (2017). A descriptive analysis of the educational perceptions, professional Identity, and professional practices of dual-trained music therapists as counselors. Journal of Music Therapy, 54(3), 300-335. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thx007.

Sevcik, E. (2015). A descriptive study of the educational perceptions, professional identity, and professional practices of dual-trained music therapists as counselors. Master’s thesis. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/276.

Research Funding & Awards

March 2024, Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association
Project Title: Preservation and Historical Document Analysis of the Florence Tyson Scrapbook.
Award Amount: $1,500
Summer 2023, Western Illinois University Foundation
Project Title: A Scoping Review of Music Therapy Historical Research
Award Amount: $3,000
March 2022, Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association
Project Title: Gender and the Historical Narrative of Music Therapy: A Historiographic Study of the Contributions of Eva Augusta Vescelius
Award Amount: $1,500
Spring 2008, Western Illinois University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Paper Title: The Effects of Preferred Music on Enjoyment, Motivation, and Exertion During Individual Aerobic Exercise
Award Amount: $400

Presentations, Workshops, & Research Posters

Eva Augusta Vescelius: The Spark of the Twentieth Century Music Therapy Movement
- March 2023, Fort Wayne, IN; Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association
Pride and Music Therapy: Program Development in a University Multicultural and LGBT*QA Resource Centers
- November 2021, Virtual Conference; American Music Therapy Association; Co-presented with Felicia Lonosky, MT-BC
We’re Not Leaving the Field! Expanding Development by Pursuing Divergent Advanced Degrees
- March 2021, Virtual Conference; Great Lakes/Midwestern Regions of the American Music Therapy Association; Co-presenter with Allison Gunnink, MBA, MT-BC, and Caitlin Pennington Kjeldsen, PhD, MT-BC
The Professional Life of Eva Augusta Vescelius Prior to 1900
- November 2020, Virtual Conference; American Music Therapy Association
“I know you’re creative, but am I?”: Unleashing Creativity
- March 2020, Schaumburg, IL; Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association
Hospice Patient Engagement in Music Therapy: A Marker of Decline
- March 2019, Cincinnati, OH; Great Lakes Region of The American Music Therapy Association
Same “Population,” Different Culture: Navigating Relocation When More Than Your Address Changed
- March 2018, Iowa City, IA; Midwestern Region of the American Music Therapy Association
Work/Life Balance: Cultivating Personal and Professional Growth
- November 2015, Kansas City, MO; American Music Therapy Association; Co-presented with Allison Gunnink, MBA, MT-BC
Vision-Action Soundboard: Reflection of Identity and Goals Through Music and Images
- April 2015, Minneapolis, MN; Great Lakes Region of The American Music Therapy Association
Differentiating Instructional Music Therapy from Adapted Lessons: Clearly Defining Music Therapy Practice
- March 2014, Rosemont, IL; Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association
Cutting, Suicide, and Music, Oh My: Teens Share Their Inner Worlds Through Their Music
- November 2013, Skokie, IL; Illinois Counseling Association; Co-presented with Dr. Charles Myers and Chunnan Hu
The Career Conscious Music Therapist: Constructing A Resilient, Meaningful, and Enduring Career
- Thursday, March 13th, 2025 12:30pm-3:30pm ET, GLR Conference, Columbus, OH
- 3-hour Continuing Music Therapy Education (CMTE) Course
- Hybrid Availability
Reconstructing Music Therapy’s History: Diversifying Narrators and Stories Told to Expand and Correct the Narrative
- October 9, 2023, Online Symposium. American Music Therapy Association
- 3-hour Continuing Music Therapy Education (CMTE) Course
- Available through AMTA-U
An Introduction to Historical Research in Music Therapy
- October 18, 2022, Invited by Dr. Jennifer Jones at Western Illinois University
A Dynamic Perspective of Eva Augusta Vescelius and the Music Therapy Movement of the Early Twentieth Century
- September 29, 2022, Invited by Dr. Abbey Dvorak at the University of Iowa
Peeling Back the Layers to Study Eva Augusta Vescelius
- September 27, 2022, Invited by Dr. Abbey Dvorak at the University of Iowa
Gender and the Historical Narrative of Music Therapy: A Historiographic Study of the Contributions of Eva Augusta Vescelius
- March 2023, Fort Wayne, IN
- Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association
Eva Augusta Vescelius: Life and Music Career Before 1900
- April 2022, Virtual Conference
- Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association
A Descriptive Study of the Educational Decisions and Professional Practices of Dual-trained Music Therapists as Counselors
- April 2015, Minneapolis, MN
- Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association
Patient and Professional Perception of Music Therapy Efficacy on an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
- November 2009, San Diego, CA, American Music Therapy Association
- March 2009, Bloomington, MN, Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association
- Co-presented with Ellen Rayfield, MA, LCPC, MT-BC
The Effects of Preferred Music on Enjoyment, Motivation, and Exertion During Individual Aerobic Exercise
- November 2007, Louisville, KY
- American Music Therapy Association
- Mentored by Dr. Jennifer D. Jones, PhD, MT-BC